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冠盖如市 — “Hats and canopies like a market”

冠盖如市 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a bustling scene with numerous high-ranking officials or prominent figures present; a large gathering of dignitaries”. Literally, “Hats and canopies like a market”.

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冠盖如市 Pronunciation and Pinyin

冠盖如市 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
冠
guān9hat; crown; first place
盖
gài11cover, build, or surpass
如
rú6like, as, if
市
shì5market city

Example Sentence with 冠盖如市

那场盛大的文化交流活动,真是冠盖如市,各界名流齐聚一堂。
That grand cultural exchange event was a bustling assembly, with prominent figures and dignitaries gathering as if in a vibrant market.

Idioms Related to 冠盖如市

Synonyms of 冠盖如市

  • guān冠gài盖yún云jí集A large gathering of officials
  • guān冠gài盖rú如yún云dignitaries numerous as clouds

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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Questions about 冠盖如市

What does 冠盖如市 mean?

冠盖如市 (guān gài rú shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a bustling scene with numerous high-ranking officials or prominent figures present; a large gathering of dignitaries”.

How do you pronounce 冠盖如市?

冠盖如市 is pronounced guān gài rú shì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 冠盖如市 literally mean?

Literally, 冠盖如市 means “Hats and canopies like a market”. It is used to mean “a bustling scene with numerous high-ranking officials or prominent figures present; a large gathering of dignitaries”.

What is the Chinese definition of 冠盖如市?

冠:礼帽;盖:车蓬;冠盖:借指官吏。形容到会的官吏很多

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