沐猴而冠

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: mùhóu'érguān
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄏㄡˊ ㄦˊ ㄍㄨㄢ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muhhourerlguan
    • IPA ^(key): /mu⁵¹ xoʊ̯³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/
• 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

1. worthless person in imposing attire

Synonyms

• 沐猴冠冕 (mùhóuguànmiǎn)