沐猴而冠

Chinese

		macaque	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	to head; hat; crown to head; hat; crown; crest; cap
trad. (沐猴而冠)		沐猴	而	冠
simp. #(沐猴而冠)		沐猴	而	冠
Literally: “a monkey wearing a hat”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mùhóu'érguàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˋ ㄏㄡˊ ㄦˊ ㄍㄨㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): muk⁶ hau⁴ ji⁴ gun³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mùhóu'érguàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄏㄡˊ ㄦˊ ㄍㄨㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mùhóu-érguàn
    • Wade–Giles: mu⁴-hou²-êrh²-kuan⁴
    • Yale: mù-hóu-ér-gwàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muhhourerlguann
    • Palladius: мухоуэргуань (muxouerguanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu⁵¹ xoʊ̯³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ku̯än⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: muk⁶ hau⁴ ji⁴ gun³
    • Yale: muhk hàuh yìh gun
    • Cantonese Pinyin: muk⁹ hau⁴ ji⁴ gun³
    • Guangdong Romanization: mug⁶ heo⁴ yi⁴ gun³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mʊk̚² hɐu̯²¹ jiː²¹ kuːn³³/

Idiom

沐猴而冠

1. worthless person in imposing attire

Synonyms

• 沐猴冠冕 (mùhóuguànmiǎn)

Derived terms

• → Japanese: 沐(もっ)猴(こう)にして冠(かん)す (mokkō ni shite kansu)