张冠李戴
Traditional form:
張冠李戴
Pinyin (reading):
Zhāngguān Lǐdài
Definitions:
- lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head
- to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom)
- to confuse one thing with another
Characters:
- 张 - to display; to expand, to open; to stretch; a sheet of paper
- 冠 - cap, crown, headgear
- 李 - plum; luggage; surname
- 戴 - to support; to respect; to put on, to wear; surname
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