爾虞我詐

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Chinese

you; thou to deceive I; me
crafty; dishonest; to cheat
crafty; dishonest; to cheat; to defraud; to swindle
 
trad. (爾虞我詐)
simp. (尔虞我诈)

Etymology

From Zuozhuan:

:「。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
:「。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE
Méng yuē: “Wǒ wú ěr zhà, ěr wú wǒ yú.”
The covenant said, “We shall not defraud you, and you shall not deceive us.

Pronunciation


Idiom

爾虞我詐

  1. to cheat or deceive one another

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