偷梁换柱

Traditional: 偷梁換柱

tōu liáng huàn zhù

Dictionary entry

lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column

What does 偷梁换柱 mean?

偷梁换柱 (tōu liáng huàn zhù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column

2to replace the original with a fake

3to perpetrate a fraud (idiom)

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偷tōuto steal · to pilfer 梁LiángLiang Dynasty (502–557) · Later Liang Dynasty (907–923)换huànto exchange · to change (clothes etc)柱zhùpillar · CL:根[gen1]

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How to pronounce 偷梁换柱

偷梁换柱

tōu liáng huàn zhù

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