张冠李戴
Zhāng guān Lǐ dài
Pinyin

Definition

张冠李戴
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Zhāng guān Lǐ dài
  1. lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head
  2. to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom)
  3. to confuse one thing with another

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

冠军
guàn jūn
  1. 1 champion
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
戴
Dài
  1. 1 surname Dai
李
Lǐ
  1. 1 surname Li
李宇春
Lǐ Yǔ chūn
  1. 1 Li Yuchun aka Chris Lee (1984-), Chinese pop singer
皇冠
huáng guān
  1. 1 crown (headgear)
行李
xíng li
  1. 1 luggage
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn]
衣冠
yī guān
  1. 1 hat and clothes
  2. 2 attire
佩戴
pèi dài
  1. 1 to wear (as accessories)
冠
Guàn
  1. 1 surname Guan
冠冕堂皇
guān miǎn táng huáng
  1. 1 high-sounding
  2. 2 dignified
  3. 3 pompous (idiom)
冠心病
guān xīn bìng
  1. 1 coronary heart disease
冠军赛
guàn jūn sài
  1. 1 championship
夺冠
duó guàn
  1. 1 to seize the crown
  2. 2 fig. to win a championship
  3. 3 to win gold medal
戴上
dài shang
  1. 1 to put on (hat etc)
戴尔
Dài ěr
  1. 1 Dell
披星戴月
pī xīng dài yuè
  1. 1 to travel or work through night and day
  2. 2 to toil away for long hours
李亚鹏
Lǐ Yà péng
  1. 1 Li Yapeng (1971-), PRC actor
李冰冰
Lǐ Bīng bīng
  1. 1 Li Bingbing (1973-), PRC film actress and pop star
李嘉诚
Lǐ Jiā chéng
  1. 1 Sir Li Ka-shing (1928-), Hong Kong businessman
李娜
Lǐ Nà
  1. 1 Li Na (1982-), Chinese tennis player, first Asian player to win a Grand Slam singles title (2011 French Open women's singles)

Idioms (12)

冠冕堂皇
guān miǎn táng huáng
  1. 1 high-sounding
  2. 2 dignified
  3. 3 pompous (idiom)
峨冠博带
é guān bó dài
  1. 1 official class
  2. 2 intellectual class (idiom)
张三李四
Zhāng sān Lǐ sì
  1. 1 Zhang the Third and Li the Fourth (idiom)
  2. 2 Tom, Dick and Harry
张冠李戴
Zhāng guān Lǐ dài
  1. 1 lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head
  2. 2 to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom)
  3. 3 to confuse one thing with another
张家长，李家短
Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
弹冠相庆
tán guān xiāng qìng
  1. 1 lit. to flick dust off sb's cap (idiom); to celebrate an official appointment
  2. 2 to congratulate and celebrate (promotion, graduation etc)
怒发冲冠
nù fà chōng guān
  1. 1 lit. hair stands up in anger and tips off one's hat (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. seething in anger
  3. 3 raise one's hackles
投桃报李
tóu táo bào lǐ
  1. 1 toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor
  2. 2 to exchange gifts
  3. 3 Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
沐猴而冠
mù hóu ér guàn
  1. 1 lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. worthless person in imposing attire
瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠
guā tián bù nà lu:3 , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān
  1. 1 lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
  3. 3 innocent acts may be misconstrued
穿金戴银
chuān jīn dài yín
  1. 1 richly bedecked
  2. 2 dripping with gold and silver (idiom)
衣冠禽兽
yī guān qín shòu
  1. 1 lit. dressed up animal (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. immoral and despicable person

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