移天易日移天徙日；移天換日yí tiān yì rìchange the course of heavens; usurp state power by means of deceiving one’s superiors and suppressing one’s subordinates
? 趙庶人聽任孫秀，～。(《晉書·齊王冏傳》) Zhao Shuren let Sun Xiu usurp state power by means of deceiving his superiors and supressing his subordinates as he pleased. 移天易日yí tiān yì rì易：更換。比喻用欺上壓下的手段竊取國家權力。used figuratively of those who deceivingly play with political power |