Chinese learners move from characters to idioms as the highest level. This free resource explains 「軒鶴冠猴」 below.
Here, we present the idiom 「軒鶴冠猴」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
A crane riding in a carriage and a monkey wearing a hat. A metaphor for people who abuse their power and are all show and no substance.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xuān hè guàn hóu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
hin1 hok2 gun3 hau4
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