mù hóu ér guàn

沐猴而冠 (mù hóu ér guàn) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom); fig. worthless person in imposing attire”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom)
  2. 2fig. worthless person in imposing attire

Characters in 沐猴而冠

沐mù · to bathe猴hóu · monkey而ér · and冠guān · hat

Related words

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