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Open the tool →貂蝉满座 (diāo chán mǎn zuò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a large number of high-ranking officials or dignitaries present, often implying an excessive or redundant assembly of important figures”.
貂蝉满座 is pronounced diāo chán mǎn zuò in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 貂蝉满座 means “Sable and cicada tails filling the seats”. It is used to mean “to have a large number of high-ranking officials or dignitaries present, often implying an excessive or redundant assembly of important figures”.
貂蝉:汉代侍从官员帽上的装饰物,旧用作达官贵人的代称。旧指官爵多而滥。