沐猴而冠

Chinese

		macaque	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	to head; hat; crown to head; hat; crown; crest; cap
simp. and trad. (沐猴而冠)		沐猴	而	冠
Literally: “a monkey wearing a hat”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mùhóu'érguān

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˋ ㄏㄡˊ ㄦˊ ㄍㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): muk⁶ hau⁴ ji⁴ gun¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: mùhóu'érguān
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄏㄡˊ ㄦˊ ㄍㄨㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muhhourerlguan
  - IPA ^(key): /mu⁵¹ xoʊ̯³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ku̯a̠n⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: muk⁶ hau⁴ ji⁴ gun¹
  - Yale: muhk hàuh yìh gūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: muk⁹ hau⁴ ji⁴ gun¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mug⁶ heo⁴ yi⁴ gun¹
  - IPA ^(key): /mʊk̚² hɐu̯²¹ jiː²¹ kuːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

沐猴而冠

worthless person in imposing attire

Synonyms

沐猴冠冕 (mùhóuguànmiǎn)

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