衣冠土枭 — “A scoundrel or villain in respectable attire”
衣冠土枭 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a scoundrel or villain in respectable attire”. A person who appears refined but is morally corrupt and despicable. Literally, “Clothes and hat, local ruffian”.
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衣冠土枭 Pronunciation and Pinyin
衣冠土枭 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 衣冠土枭
他平时看起来温文尔雅，没想到背地里是个衣冠土枭，做尽了伤天害理的事情。
He usually appears gentle and refined, but unexpectedly, behind the scenes, he is a scoundrel in fine clothes, committing all sorts of despicable deeds.
Idioms Related to 衣冠土枭
Synonyms of 衣冠土枭
More idioms starting with 衣
- yī衣bù不jiān兼cǎi彩dressed in plain clothes
- yī衣bù不jiān兼cǎi采dressed simply and plainly
- yī衣bù不rú如xīn新，，rén人bù不rú如gù故New clothes are best, old friends are best
- yī衣bù不wán完cǎi采to dress simply and plainly
- yī衣bù不bù布tǐ体clothes too ragged to cover body
- yī衣bù不yè曳dì地dress simply and live modestly
- yī衣bù不gài盖tǐ体dressed in rags, barely clothed
- yī衣bù不bì蔽tǐ体clothed in rags
- yī衣bù不jiě解dài带work tirelessly without rest
- yī衣bù不jiě解jié结work tirelessly without rest
- yī衣bù不zhē遮tǐ体dressed in rags
- yī衣bù不zhē遮shēn身clothes too tattered to cover body
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What does 衣冠土枭 mean?
衣冠土枭 (yī guān tǔ xiāo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a scoundrel or villain in respectable attire”.
How do you pronounce 衣冠土枭?
衣冠土枭 is pronounced yī guān tǔ xiāo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 衣冠土枭 literally mean?
Literally, 衣冠土枭 means “Clothes and hat, local ruffian”. It is used to mean “a scoundrel or villain in respectable attire”.
What is the Chinese definition of 衣冠土枭?
犹衣冠禽兽。指品德极坏，行为卑劣的人。