"沐猴而冠" meaning in 漢語

See 沐猴而冠 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /mu⁵¹ xoʊ̯³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ku̯än⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /mʊk̚² hɐu̯²¹ jiː²¹ kuːn³³/ [Cantonese, IPA]
Etymology: 出自《史記·項羽本紀》:
  1. 比喻人虛有表象,卻不脫粗鄙的本質
    Sense id: zh-沐猴而冠-zh-phrase-STV1Dkee
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 沐猴冠冕
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      "text": "项王见秦宫皆以烧残破,又心怀思欲东归,曰:「富贵不归故乡,如衣绣夜行,谁知之者!」说者曰:「人言楚人沐猴而冠耳,果然。」项王闻之,烹说者。"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "出自《史記·項羽本紀》:",
  "lang": "漢語",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "獼猴穿戴冠帽",
  "notes": [
    "「沐猴」是一種小猴,把「沐猴」的「沐」當作「沐浴」是錯誤的。"
  ],
  "pos": "phrase",
  "pos_title": "成語",
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        "比喻人虛有表象,卻不脫粗鄙的本質"
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mùhóu'érguàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄇㄨˋ ㄏㄡˊ ㄦˊ ㄍㄨㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "muk⁶ hau⁴ ji⁴ gun³"
    },
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mùhóu'érguàn"
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        "Mandarin",
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        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄇㄨˋ ㄏㄡˊ ㄦˊ ㄍㄨㄢˋ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mùhóu-érguàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Wade–Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mu⁴-hou²-êrh²-kuan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mù-hóu-ér-gwàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "muhhourerlguann"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "мухоуэргуань (muxouerguanʹ)"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mu⁵¹ xoʊ̯³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ku̯än⁵¹/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
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        "標準粵語",
        "廣州–香港話"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "muk⁶ hau⁴ ji⁴ gun³"
    },
    {
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        "廣州–香港話"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "muhk hàuh yìh gun"
    },
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      ],
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh_pron": "muk⁹ hau⁴ ji⁴ gun³"
    },
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        "標準粵語",
        "廣州–香港話"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mug⁶ heo⁴ yi⁴ gun³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mʊk̚² hɐu̯²¹ jiː²¹ kuːn³³/",
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        "標準粵語",
        "廣州–香港話"
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "沐猴冠冕"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
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  ],
  "word": "沐猴而冠"
}
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    "官話詞元",
    "帶「冠」的漢語詞",
    "帶「沐」的漢語詞",
    "帶「猴」的漢語詞",
    "帶「而」的漢語詞",
    "有1個詞條的頁面",
    "有國際音標的漢語詞",
    "有引文的文言文詞",
    "有詞條的頁面",
    "漢語成語",
    "漢語詞元",
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      "text": "項王見秦宮皆以燒殘破,又心懷思欲東歸,曰:「富貴不歸故鄉,如衣繡夜行,誰知之者!」說者曰:「人言楚人沐猴而冠耳,果然。」項王聞之,烹說者。"
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      "text": "项王见秦宫皆以烧残破,又心怀思欲东归,曰:「富贵不归故乡,如衣绣夜行,谁知之者!」说者曰:「人言楚人沐猴而冠耳,果然。」项王闻之,烹说者。"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "出自《史記·項羽本紀》:",
  "lang": "漢語",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "獼猴穿戴冠帽",
  "notes": [
    "「沐猴」是一種小猴,把「沐猴」的「沐」當作「沐浴」是錯誤的。"
  ],
  "pos": "phrase",
  "pos_title": "成語",
  "senses": [
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        "比喻人虛有表象,卻不脫粗鄙的本質"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mùhóu'érguàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄇㄨˋ ㄏㄡˊ ㄦˊ ㄍㄨㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "muk⁶ hau⁴ ji⁴ gun³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mùhóu'érguàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄇㄨˋ ㄏㄡˊ ㄦˊ ㄍㄨㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mùhóu-érguàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Wade–Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mu⁴-hou²-êrh²-kuan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mù-hóu-ér-gwàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "muhhourerlguann"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "мухоуэргуань (muxouerguanʹ)"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mu⁵¹ xoʊ̯³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ku̯än⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "標準粵語",
        "廣州–香港話"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "muk⁶ hau⁴ ji⁴ gun³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "標準粵語",
        "廣州–香港話"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "muhk hàuh yìh gun"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "標準粵語",
        "廣州–香港話"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "muk⁹ hau⁴ ji⁴ gun³"
    },
    {
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        "標準粵語",
        "廣州–香港話"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mug⁶ heo⁴ yi⁴ gun³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mʊk̚² hɐu̯²¹ jiː²¹ kuːn³³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "標準粵語",
        "廣州–香港話"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "IPA"
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    {
      "word": "沐猴冠冕"
    }
  ],
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  "word": "沐猴而冠"
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