张冠李戴 — “To make a mistaken identity”
张冠李戴 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a mistaken identity”. To confuse one thing with another; to misattribute. Literally, “Zhang's hat on Li's head”.
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张冠李戴 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 张zhāng
- 冠guān
- 李lǐ
- 戴dài
张冠李戴 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 张冠李戴
他常常张冠李戴，把别人的想法当作自己的主意。
He often confuses one thing with another, taking others' ideas as his own.
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Antonyms of 张冠李戴
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- zhāng张sān三lǚ吕sì四any ordinary person
- zhāng张sān三lǐ李sì四Tom, Dick, and Harry
- zhāng张gōng公chī吃jiǔ酒lǐ李gōng公zuì醉be wrongly blamed for others' actions
- zhāng张gōng公chī吃jiǔ酒lǐ李gōng公diān颠one person acts, another takes blame
- zhāng张kǒu口tǔ吐shé舌gasp in astonishment
- zhāng张kǒu口diào掉shé舌Speak freely and volubly
- zhāng张kǒu口jié结shé舌speechless with astonishment or fear
- zhāng张chún唇zhí植zī髭talk incessantly and volubly
- zhāng张zuǐ嘴jiǎo挢shé舌Speechless, dumbfounded, at a loss for words
- zhāng张zuǐ嘴jié结shé舌dumbfounded and speechless
- zhāng张dà大qí其shì事exaggerate something
- zhāng张dà大qí其cí词exaggerate one's statements
Questions about 张冠李戴
- What does 张冠李戴 mean?
- 张冠李戴 (zhāng guān lǐ dài) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a mistaken identity”.
- How do you pronounce 张冠李戴?
- 张冠李戴 is pronounced zhāng guān lǐ dài in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 张冠李戴 literally mean?
- Literally, 张冠李戴 means “Zhang's hat on Li's head”. It is used to mean “to make a mistaken identity”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 张冠李戴?
- 把姓张的帽子戴到姓李的头上。比喻认错了对象，弄错了事实。