Tā de dàoqiàn bùguò shì yī kuài yānmù, mùdì shì zhuǎnyí zhùyìlì.
His apology was nothing but a smokescreen to divert attention.
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usage
烟幕 is used both literally (military smoke screens) and figuratively (any action intended to obscure or deceive). The figurative use — 放烟幕 (fàng yānmù, to throw up a smokescreen) — is very common in political and business reporting.
