偷 梁 换 柱

tōu liáng huàn zhùdictionary entry

lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column / to replace the original with a fake / to perpetrate a fraud (idiom)

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Original source entry:

偷梁換柱 偷梁换柱 [tou1 liang2 huan4 zhu4] /lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column/to replace the original with a fake/to perpetrate a fraud (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 偷梁換柱

偷
tōu
to steal / (bound form) thief / (bound form) secretly / on the sly
梁
liáng
roof beam / beam (structure) / bridge
Liáng
Liang Dynasty (502–557) / Later Liang Dynasty (907–923) / surname Liang
换
huàn
to exchange / to change (clothes etc) / to substitute / to switch / to convert (currency)
柱
zhù
pillar / CL:根[gēn]

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