偷梁换柱
Traditional form:
偷梁換柱
Pinyin (reading):
tōuliánghuànzhù
Definitions:
- lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column
- to replace the original with a fake
- to perpetrate a fraud (idiom)
Characters:
- 偷 - to steal; burglar, thief
- 梁 - bridge; beam, rafter; surname
- 换 - to change; to exchange, to swap, to trade
- 柱 - to lean on; pillar, post, support
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