瞞天過海 [瞒－过－]

Jyutping mun4 tin1 gwo3 hoi2
Pinyin mán tiān guò hǎi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to cross the sea by a trick (idiom)
  2. to achieve one's aim by underhanded means
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to achieve one's aim underhandedly
    • 你無法瞞天過海。
      你无法瞒天过海。
      nǐ wú fǎ mán tiān guò hǎi ．
      You can't get away with it.
    • 要是他沒有下令做這個調查她本可以瞞天過海好多年
      要是他没有下令做这个调查她本可以瞒天过海好多年
      yào shì tā méi yǒu xià lìng zuò zhè ge diào chá tā běn kě yǐ mán tiān guò hǎi hǎo duō nián
      If he didn't order this investigation, she could have flown under the radar for years.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    要是他没有下令做这个调查她本可以瞒天过海好多年。
    要是他沒有下令做這個調查她本可以瞞天過海好多年。
    yào shi tā méi yǒu xià lìng zuò zhè ge diào chá tā běn kě yǐ mán tiān guò hǎi hǎo duō nián 。
    • If he didn't order this investigation, she could have flown under the radar for years.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    你无法瞒天过海。
    你無法瞞天過海。
    nǐ wú fǎ mán tiān guò hǎi ．
    • You can't get away with it.
  2. Mandarin
    要是他没有下令做这个调查她本可以瞒天过海好多年
    要是他沒有下令做這個調查她本可以瞞天過海好多年
    yào shì tā méi yǒu xià lìng zuò zhè ge diào chá tā běn kě yǐ mán tiān guò hǎi hǎo duō nián
    • If he didn't order this investigation, she could have flown under the radar for years.