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戴綠帽子

简戴绿帽子 · 繁戴綠帽子

Mandarin · pinyin dài lǜ mào zi

to have been cheated on by one's partner (formerly meant "to be a cuckold", i.e. applied to men only)

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戴: dài · wear on top; support
綠: lǜ · green; chlorine
帽: mào · hat, cap; cap-like tops
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
绿: lǜ · green; chlorine

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4–4–4–5 · dai4 lu:4 mao4 zi5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daai3 luk6 mou2 zi2

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verb

(idiomatic, slang) to cuckold another person
(idiomatic, slang) to be cuckolded; to have one's wife or girlfriend cheat on one

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