We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「沐猴而冠」.
Today’s idiom is 「沐猴而冠」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.
Muhou: macaque; Guan: wearing a hat. The monkey wearing clothes and a hat is not a real person after all. A metaphor for being all show and no substance, like a puppet. It is often used to satirize those who rely on evil forces to seize power.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
mù hóu ér guàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
muk6 hau4 yi4 gun3
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