mán tiān guò hǎidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to cross the sea by a trick (idiom) / to achieve one's aim by underhanded means
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Original source entry:

瞞天過海 瞒天过海 [man2 tian1 guo4 hai3] /to cross the sea by a trick (idiom)/to achieve one's aim by underhanded means/

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