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戴高帽子

Mandarin · pinyin dài gāo mào zi

(coll.) to be the object of flattery
to be placed on a pedestal

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戴: dài · wear on top; support
高: gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
帽: mào · hat, cap; cap-like tops
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch

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4–1–4–5 · dai4 gao1 mao4 zi5

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verb

(literally) to wear a tall hat
(literally) to wear a tall hat — to wear a tall paper hat; to crown somebody with a tall paper hat (as a public humiliation)
(figuratively) to flatter

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