张冠李戴 — Chinese idiom
张冠李戴
Zhāng guān Lǐ dài
Traditional: 張冠李戴
Meaning
- lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head
- to attribute sth to the wrong person
- to confuse one thing with another
Character by character
- 张Zhāngto display; to expand, to open; to stretch; a shee
- 冠guāncap, crown, headgear
- 李Lǐplum; luggage; surname
- 戴dàito support; to respect; to put on, to wear; surnam
Idioms sharing a character
- 做张做势 zuò zhāng zuò shì
- 做张做智 zuò zhāng zuò zhì
- 剑拔弩张 jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
- 嚣张气焰 xiāo zhāng qì yàn
- 大张挞伐 dà zhāng tà fá
- 大张旗鼓 dà zhāng qí gǔ
- 大张声势 dà zhāng shēng shì
- 张三李四 Zhāng Sān Lǐ Sì
- 张口结舌 zhāng kǒu jié shé
- 张灯结彩 zhāng dēng jié cǎi
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