指鹿為馬 [－－为马]

Jyutping zi2 luk6 wai4 maa5
Pinyin zhǐ lù wéi mǎ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. making a deer out to be a horse (idiom); deliberate misrepresentation
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    明明​係​鹿​，​偏偏​指​住​佢​話​係​馬​，​唔​俾​人​實話​實​説​，​威逼​人​認同​歪理​；​即​係​扭曲​黑白​，​顛倒​是非
    to swear black is white; to distort facts; literally 'point to a deer and call it a horse'
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, derogatory, figuratively, idiomatic
    to be a false witness; to deliberately misinterpret and invert right and wrong
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    指鹿为马
    指鹿為馬
    zi2 luk6 wai4 maa5
    • to swear black is white; to distort facts; literally 'point to a deer and call it a horse'