衣冠禽兽 — “A brute in human guise”
衣冠禽兽 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a brute in human guise”. A scoundrel wearing a respectable facade, who acts like a beast despite appearing civilized. Literally, “Dressed beast”.
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衣冠禽兽 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 衣yī
- 冠guān
- 禽qín
- 兽shòu
衣冠禽兽 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 衣冠禽兽
他表面上文质彬彬，背地里却做尽坏事，真是个衣冠禽兽。
He appears refined and gentle on the surface, but secretly commits all sorts of evil deeds; he is truly a brute in human guise.
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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
Questions about 衣冠禽兽
- What does 衣冠禽兽 mean?
- 衣冠禽兽 (yī guān qín shòu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a brute in human guise”.
- How do you pronounce 衣冠禽兽?
- 衣冠禽兽 is pronounced yī guān qín shòu in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 衣冠禽兽 literally mean?
- Literally, 衣冠禽兽 means “Dressed beast”. It is used to mean “a brute in human guise”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 衣冠禽兽?
- 穿戴着衣帽的禽兽。指品德极坏，行为象禽兽一样卑劣的人。