冠冕堂皇
Traditional form:
冠冕堂皇
Pinyin (reading):
guānmiǎntánghuáng
Definitions:
- high-sounding
- dignified
- pompous (idiom)
Characters:
- 冠 - cap, crown, headgear
- 冕 - crown; ceremonial cap
- 堂 - hall, large room; government office; cousins
- 皇 - royal, imperial; ruler, superior
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