張冠李戴

張冠李戴

See also: 张冠李戴

Chinese

		(a measure word); surname; open up	to head; hat; crown to head; hat; crown; crest; cap	surname; plum	to put on; to respect; to bear to put on; to respect; to bear; to support; wear (glasses, hat, gloves)
trad. (張冠李戴)		張	冠	李	戴
simp. (张冠李戴)		张	冠	李	戴
Literally: “Mr. Zhang's hat is worn by Mr. Li”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhāngguānlǐdài

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄤ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng¹ gun¹ lei⁵ daai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhāngguānlǐdài
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄤ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄞˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jangguanliiday
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zoeng¹ gun¹ lei⁵ daai³
    • Yale: jēung gūn léih daai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng¹ gun¹ lei⁵ daai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêng¹ gun¹ léi⁵ dai³
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ lei̯¹³ täːi̯³³/

Idiom

張冠李戴

1. (figuratively) to confuse a person with someone else; to confuse one thing with another