衣冠沐猴 — “A monkey in formal attire; a monkey wearing clothes and a hat”
衣冠沐猴 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person who looks dignified or well-dressed but is actually shallow, vulgar, or despicable; a person who is dressed up but behaves ignobly”. Literally, “A monkey in formal attire; a monkey wearing clothes and a hat”.
衣冠沐猴 Pronunciation and Pinyin
衣冠沐猴 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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Open the tool →Questions about 衣冠沐猴
What does 衣冠沐猴 mean?
衣冠沐猴 (yī guān mù hóu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person who looks dignified or well-dressed but is actually shallow, vulgar, or despicable; a person who is dressed up but behaves ignobly”.
How do you pronounce 衣冠沐猴?
衣冠沐猴 is pronounced yī guān mù hóu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 衣冠沐猴 literally mean?
Literally, 衣冠沐猴 means “a monkey in formal attire; a monkey wearing clothes and a hat”. It is used to mean “a person who looks dignified or well-dressed but is actually shallow, vulgar, or despicable; a person who is dressed up but behaves ignobly”.
What is the Chinese definition of 衣冠沐猴?
沐猴：猕猴。穿衣戴帽的猕猴。比喻人虚有其表而人品低下