瞞天過海 mán tiān guò hǎi

to achieve one's aim by underhanded means

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to achieve one's aim by underhanded means
  2. 2. to cross the sea by a trick (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
瞞 mán
to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark
天 tiān HSK 1
day; sky; heaven
過 guò
to cross; to go over; to pass (time)
海 hǎi HSK 4
ocean; sea; great number of people or things