戴帽子

Mandarin · pinyin dài mào zi

Meanings

  1. to wear a hat
  2. (fig.) to stigmatize
  3. to be branded as
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戴
dài · wear on top; support
帽
mào · hat, cap; cap-like tops
子
zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
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4–4–5 · dai4 mao4 zi5

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