瞞上欺下 mán shàng qī xià

DEFINITIONS

  1. to deceive one's superiors and bully one's subordinates (idiom)

CHARACTERS

瞞 mán deceive, lie; eyes half-closed
上 shàng
HSK 1
top; superior, highest; go up, send up
欺 qī
HSK 6
cheat, double-cross, deceive
下 xià
HSK 1
under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down