轩鹤冠猴 — “Carriage crane, capped monkey”
轩鹤冠猴 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to someone who holds a high position but is unqualified, merely serving as a figurehead or a pretender with only a show of grandeur; someone who is undeserving of their position and only has a superficial appearance of importance”. Literally, “Carriage crane, capped monkey”.
轩鹤冠猴 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- xuān轩miǎn冕xiāng相xí袭hereditary official positions and titles
- xuān轩áng昂qì气yǔ宇imposing and dignified bearing
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- xuān轩áng昂kuí魁wěi伟stately and powerfully built
- xuān轩rán然dà大bō波a great disturbance or uproar
- xuān轩rán然xiá霞jǔ举exceptionally handsome, elegant, and refined
- xuān轩gài盖rú如yún云A magnificent gathering of numerous dignitaries
- xuān轩shang裳huá华zhòu胄descendants of aristocratic families
- xuān轩yóu輶zhī之shǐ使Imperial envoy with a light carriage
- xuān轩chē车zài载hè鹤Confer official ranks indiscriminately
- xuān轩xuān轩shèn甚dé得exceedingly pleased with oneself
- xuān轩xuān轩sháo韶jǔ举lofty and radiant bearing
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What does 轩鹤冠猴 mean?
轩鹤冠猴 (xuān hè guàn hóu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to someone who holds a high position but is unqualified, merely serving as a figurehead or a pretender with only a show of grandeur; someone who is undeserving of their position and only has a superficial appearance of importance”.
How do you pronounce 轩鹤冠猴?
轩鹤冠猴 is pronounced xuān hè guàn hóu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 轩鹤冠猴 literally mean?
Literally, 轩鹤冠猴 means “Carriage crane, capped monkey”. It is used to mean “refers to someone who holds a high position but is unqualified, merely serving as a figurehead or a pretender with only a show of grandeur; someone who is undeserving of their position and only has a superficial appearance of importance”.
What is the Chinese definition of 轩鹤冠猴?
乘轩之鹤，戴帽之猴。比喻滥厕禄位、虚有其表的人。