瞞mun4天tin1過gwo3海hoi2

simp瞒天过海

mun4 tin1 gwo3 hoi2mán tiān guò hǎi

English

to cross the sea by a trick (idiom)
to achieve one's aim by underhanded means

Examples

要是他沒有下令做這個調查她本可以瞞天過海好多年。
If he didn't order this investigation, she could have flown under the radar for years.
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Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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