沐猴冠冕

Chinese

		macaque	to head; hat; crown to head; hat; crown; crest; cap	royal crown
simp. and trad. (沐猴冠冕)		沐猴	冠	冕
Literally: “a macaque wearing a crown”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mùhóuguànmiǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˋ ㄏㄡˊ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: mùhóuguànmiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄏㄡˊ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muhhourguannmean
  - IPA ^(key): /mu⁵¹ xoʊ̯³⁵ ku̯a̠n⁵¹ mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

沐猴冠冕

worthless person in imposing attire

Synonyms

沐猴而冠 (mùhóu'érguān)

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