移花接木 yí huā jiē mù

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to graft flowers onto a tree
  2. to surreptitiously substitute one thing for another (idiom)

CHARACTERS

移 yí
HSK 5
change place, shift; move about
花 huā
HSK 3
flower; blossoms
接 jiē
HSK 3
receive; continue; catch; connect
木 mù
HSK 5
tree; wood, lumber; wooden