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冠盖如云 — “Dignitaries like clouds”

冠盖如云 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a large and impressive gathering of high-ranking officials or distinguished individuals; dignitaries are numerous as clouds”. Literally, “dignitaries like clouds”.

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冠盖如云 Pronunciation and Pinyin

冠盖如云 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
冠
guān9hat; crown; first place
盖
gài11cover, build, or surpass
如
rú6like, as, if
云
yún4cloud, say, or Yunnan

Example Sentence with 冠盖如云

每逢佳节,这座古老的宅邸总是宾客盈门,冠盖如云。
During every festive occasion, this ancient mansion is always filled with guests, a grand gathering of distinguished individuals.

Idioms Related to 冠盖如云

Synonyms of 冠盖如云

  • guān冠gài盖yún云jí集A large gathering of officials
  • guān冠gài盖rú如shì市A bustling gathering of high-ranking officials

More idioms starting with 冠

  • guān冠shàng上jiā加guān冠to gild the lily
  • guān冠shàng上lǚ履xià下Observe proper distinctions between superior and inferior
  • guān冠miǎn冕táng堂huáng皇outwardly dignified but hollow
  • guān冠lǚ履dào倒shī施reverse proper order
  • guān冠lǚ履dào倒yì易reverse proper order
  • guān冠lǚ履dào倒zhì置reverse proper order
  • guàn冠jù屦dǎo倒shī施reverse proper order
  • guàn冠shān山dài戴lì粒Everything has its suitable place and value
  • guān冠gài盖wǎng往lái来eminent visitors coming and going
  • guān冠gài盖xiāng相zhǔ属continuous stream of high-ranking visitors

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What does 冠盖如云 mean?

冠盖如云 (guān gài rú yún) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a large and impressive gathering of high-ranking officials or distinguished individuals; dignitaries are numerous as clouds”.

How do you pronounce 冠盖如云?

冠盖如云 is pronounced guān gài rú yún in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 冠盖如云 literally mean?

Literally, 冠盖如云 means “dignitaries like clouds”. It is used to mean “a large and impressive gathering of high-ranking officials or distinguished individuals; dignitaries are numerous as clouds”.

What is the Chinese definition of 冠盖如云?

冠盖:指仁宦的冠服和车盖,用作官员代称。形容官吏到的很多。

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