沐猴而冠 — Chinese idiom
沐猴而冠
mù hóu ér guàn
Meaning
- lit. a monkey wearing a hat
- fig. worthless person in imposing attire
Character by character
- 沐mùto bathe, to cleanse, to shampoo, to wash
- 猴hóumonkey, ape; like a monkey
- 而érand, and then, and yet; but
- 冠guàncap, crown, headgear
Idioms sharing a character
- 栉风沐雨 zhì fēng mù yǔ
- 沐雨栉风 mù yǔ zhì fēng
- 杀鸡儆猴 shā jī jǐng hóu
- 一哄而散 yī hōng ér sàn
- 一扫而空 yī sǎo ér kōng
- 一拥而入 yī yōng ér rù
- 一望而知 yī wàng ér zhī
- 一概而论 yī gài ér lùn
- 一炮而红 yī pào ér hóng
- 一蹴而就 yī cù ér jiù
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