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Open the tool →章甫荐履 (zhāng fǔ jiàn lǚ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to put a formal hat under the shoe”.
章甫荐履 is pronounced zhāng fǔ jiàn lǚ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 章甫荐履 means “Place the formal hat under the shoe”. It is used to mean “to put a formal hat under the shoe”.
冠被垫在鞋子下。比喻上下颠倒。