指鹿为马 in English zhi3 lu4 wei2 ma3 Meaning

Meanings

  • making a deer out to be a horse (idiomatic expression); deliberate misrepresentation

Simplified Characters

指 鹿 为 马

Traditional Characters

指 鹿 為 馬

Pinyin

zhi3 lu4 wei2 ma3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

指zhi3finger 鹿lu4deer 为wei4as (in the capacity of) 马ma3surname Ma