戴綠帽子

戴綠帽子

See also: 戴绿帽子

Chinese

		to put on; to respect; to bear to put on; to respect; to bear; to support; wear (glasses, hat, gloves)	green hat; state of having an unfaithful wife
trad. (戴綠帽子)		戴	綠帽子
simp. (戴绿帽子)		戴	绿帽子
Literally: “to wear a green hat”.

Etymology

See 綠頭巾／绿头巾 (lǜtóujīn).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dài lǜmàozi

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄩˋ ㄇㄠˋ ˙ㄗ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: dài lǜmàozi
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄩˋ ㄇㄠˋ ˙ㄗ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: day liwmaw.tzy
    • IPA ^(key): /taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ly⁵¹⁻⁵³ mɑʊ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

Verb

戴綠帽子

1. (idiomatic, slang) to cuckold another person
2. (idiomatic, slang) to be cuckolded; to have one's wife or girlfriend cheat on one

Synonyms

• 戴綠帽／戴绿帽 (dài lǜmào)