尔虞我诈

Traditional: 爾虞我詐

ěr yú wǒ zhà

Dictionary entry

lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom)

What does 尔虞我诈 mean?

尔虞我诈 (ěr yú wǒ zhà) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom)

2fig. each tries to outwit the other

3deceit and treachery

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尔ěrvariant of 爾|尔[er3]虞Yúsurname Yu 我wǒI; me; my 诈zhàto cheat · to swindle

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尔虞我诈

ěr yú wǒ zhà

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