沐猴而冠 Chinese English dictionary 沐猴而冠 translate 沐猴而冠 pinyin

沐猴而冠

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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
沐猴而冠 mùhóu'érguàn	沐猴而冠 \| 沐猴而冠* \| *沐猴而冠	lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom) / fig. worthless person in imposing attire

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
沐	沐 \| 沐* \| *沐	7画水氵氺 + 4	mù	bathe, cleanse, wash, shampoo	muk6	3419.0 ED


猴	猴 \| 猴* \| *猴	12画犬犭 + 9	hóu	monkey, ape; monkey-like	hau4	4723.4 KHONK


而	而 \| 而* \| *而	6画而 + 0	ér, néng	and; and then; and yet; but	ji4	1022.7 MBLL


冠	冠 \| 冠* \| *冠	9画冖 + 7	guān, guàn	cap, crown, headgear	gun1, gun3	3721.4 BMUI

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Traditional		English Definition
沐猴而冠 mùhóu'érguàn	沐猴而冠 \| 沐猴而冠* \| *沐猴而冠	lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom) / fig. worthless person in imposing attire


沐 mù	沐 \| 沐* \| *沐	to bathe / to cleanse / to receive / to be given


猴　hóu	猴 \| 猴* \| *猴	monkey / CL: 隻｜只


而　　ér	而 \| 而* \| *而	and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)


冠　　　Guàn	冠 \| 冠* \| *冠	surname Guan


冠　　　guān	冠 \| 冠* \| *冠	hat / crown / crest / cap


冠　　　guàn	冠 \| 冠* \| *冠	to put on a hat / to be first / to dub