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張冠李戴

简张冠李戴 · 繁張冠李戴

Mandarin · pinyin Zhāng guān Lǐ dài

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張: zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet; 26th lunar mansion, determinative star υ¹ Hydrae
冠: guān · cap, crown, headgear
李: lǐ · plum; judge; surname
戴: dài · wear on top; support
张: zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet

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1–1–3–4 · Zhang1 guan1 Li3 dai4

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 1 sense · 1 Cantonese reading

zoeng1 gun1 lei5 daai3

Cantonese word readings for 張冠李戴. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

zoeng1 gun1 lei5 daai3

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

(figurative) to confuse a person with someone else; to confuse one thing with another