沐猴而冠
mù hóu ér guàn
Pinyin

Definition

沐猴而冠
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mù hóu ér guàn
  1. lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom)
  2. fig. worthless person in imposing attire

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

而
ér
  1. 1 and
  2. 2 as well as
  3. 3 and so
  4. 4 but (not)
  5. 5 yet (not)
  6. 6 (indicates causal relation)
  7. 7 (indicates change of state)
  8. 8 (indicates contrast)
而且
ér qiě
  1. 1 (not only ...) but also
  2. 2 moreover
  3. 3 in addition
  4. 4 furthermore
冠
Guàn
  1. 1 surname Guan
冠军
guàn jūn
  1. 1 champion
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
反而
fǎn ér
  1. 1 instead
  2. 2 on the contrary
  3. 3 contrary (to expectations)
因而
yīn ér
  1. 1 therefore
  2. 2 as a result
  3. 3 thus
  4. 4 and as a result, ...
夺冠
duó guàn
  1. 1 to seize the crown
  2. 2 fig. to win a championship
  3. 3 to win gold medal
从天而降
cóng tiān ér jiàng
  1. 1 lit. to drop from the sky (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to appear unexpectedly
  3. 3 to arise abruptly
  4. 4 out of the blue
  5. 5 to drop into one's lap
从而
cóng ér
  1. 1 thus
  2. 2 thereby
死而后已
sǐ ér hòu yǐ
  1. 1 until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life
  2. 2 unto one's dying day
沐浴
mù yù
  1. 1 to take a bath
  2. 2 to bathe
  3. 3 to immerse
然而
rán ér
  1. 1 however
  2. 2 yet
  3. 3 but
猴子
hóu zi
  1. 1 monkey
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī]
猴王
Hóu wáng
  1. 1 Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xī yóu Jì]
猕猴
mí hóu
  1. 1 macaque
猕猴桃
mí hóu táo
  1. 1 kiwi fruit
  2. 2 Chinese gooseberry
皇冠
huáng guān
  1. 1 crown (headgear)
而已
ér yǐ
  1. 1 that's all
  2. 2 nothing more
脱口而出
tuō kǒu ér chū
  1. 1 to blurt out
  2. 2 to let slip (an indiscreet remark)
自然而然
zì rán ér rán
  1. 1 involuntary
  2. 2 automatically

Idioms (20)

一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
  1. 1 to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一拥而入
yī yōng ér rù
  1. 1 to swarm in (of people etc) (idiom)
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
  1. 1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一概而论
yī gài ér lùn
  1. 1 to lump different matters together (idiom)
一炮而红
yī pào ér hóng
  1. 1 to win instant success (idiom)
  2. 2 to become an instant hit
一蹴而就
yī cù ér jiù
  1. 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
  2. 2 success at a stroke
  3. 3 to get results overnight
一蹴而得
yī cù ér dé
  1. 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
  2. 2 success at a stroke
  3. 3 to get results overnight
一饮而尽
yī yǐn ér jìn
  1. 1 to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom)
三十而立
sān shí ér lì
  1. 1 thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
三思而后行
sān sī ér hòu xíng
  1. 1 think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
三思而行
sān sī ér xíng
  1. 1 think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully
不劳而获
bù láo ér huò
  1. 1 to reap without sowing (idiom)
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
  1. 1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
  2. 2 incomparable
不患寡而患不均
bù huàn guǎ ér huàn bù jūn
  1. 1 do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects)
不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
  1. 1 to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
乘虚而入
chéng xū ér rù
  1. 1 to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
似是而非
sì shì ér fēi
  1. 1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
何乐而不为
hé lè ér bù wéi
  1. 1 What can you have against it? (idiom)
  2. 2 We should do this.
  3. 3 Go for it!
倾巢而出
qīng cháo ér chū
  1. 1 the whole nest came out (idiom); to turn out in full strength
公而忘私
gōng ér wàng sī
  1. 1 for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically
  2. 2 selfless

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