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張冠李戴. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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張冠李戴 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Chinese
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(a measure word); surname; open up
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to head; hat; crown to head; hat; crown; crest; cap |
surname; plum
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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)
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張
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冠
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李
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戴
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| simp. (张冠李戴)
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张
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冠
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李
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戴
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| Literally: “Mr. Zhang's hat is worn by Mr. Li”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
張冠李戴
- (figurative) to confuse a person with someone else; to confuse one thing with another