지록위마가 · 지록위마를
twisting the truth through power, deliberately calling black white
Example
권력자의 지록위마에 아무도 반대하지 못했어요.
No one dared object when the powerful man twisted the truth.
Word parts
지 point+록 deer+위 call+마 horse
Literally 'pointing at a deer and calling it a horse' — a Qin minister testing loyalty.
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