冒名顶替 — Chinese idiom
冒名顶替
mào míng dǐng tì
Traditional: 冒名頂替
Meaning
- to assume sb's name and take his place ; to impersonate
- to pose under a false name
Character by character
- 冒màoto risk, to brave, to dare
- 名míngname; position, rank, title
- 顶dǐngtop, summit, peak; to carry on the head
- 替tìto change, to replace, to substitute for
Idioms sharing a character
- 冒大不韪 mào dà bù wěi
- 一举成名 yī jǔ chéng míng
- 久仰大名 jiǔ yǎng dà míng
- 人如其名 rén rú qí míng
- 功名利禄 gōng míng lì lù
- 功成名就 gōng chéng míng jiù
- 名不副实 míng bù fù shí
- 名不符实 míng bù fú shí
- 名不虚传 míng bù xū chuán
- 名利双收 míng lì shuāng shōu
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