冠冕堂皇

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Chinese

royal crown; official's hat
simp. and trad.
(冠冕堂皇)
冠冕 堂皇

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Idiom

冠冕堂皇

  1. dignified; upright; solemn
  2. to seem honorable and just on the surface, but is not the case in reality