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張冠李戴

張冠李戴

See also: 张冠李戴

Chinese

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|- ! !(a measure word); (a surname); open up

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to head; hat; crown; crest; cap

!(a surname); plum

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to put on; to respect; to bear; to support; wear (glasses, hat, gloves)

|- !trad. (張冠李戴) | | | | |- !simp. (张冠李戴) | | | | |}

Verb

張冠李戴

  1. (idiomatic) the hat belonging to Mr. Zhang is worn by Mr. Li; to confuse a person with someone else; to confuse one thing with another