衣冠枭獍 — “Unfilial creatures in proper attire”
衣冠枭獍 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Someone who appears respectable but is actually an unfilial, cruel, or utterly ruthless and inhumane person; a wolf in sheep's clothing, especially one who is ungrateful or disloyal to their parents”. Literally, “Unfilial creatures in proper attire”.
衣冠枭獍 Pronunciation and Pinyin
衣冠枭獍 Character Breakdown
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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 衣冠枭獍 mean?
衣冠枭獍 (yī guān xiāo jìng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Someone who appears respectable but is actually an unfilial, cruel, or utterly ruthless and inhumane person; a wolf in sheep's clothing, especially one who is ungrateful or disloyal to their parents”.
How do you pronounce 衣冠枭獍?
衣冠枭獍 is pronounced yī guān xiāo jìng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 衣冠枭獍 literally mean?
Literally, 衣冠枭獍 means “Unfilial creatures in proper attire”. It is used to mean “Someone who appears respectable but is actually an unfilial, cruel, or utterly ruthless and inhumane person; a wolf in sheep's clothing, especially one who is ungrateful or disloyal to their parents”.
What is the Chinese definition of 衣冠枭獍?
相传枭是吃母的恶鸟，獍是吃父的恶兽。旧时比喻不孝的人。