dài
绿
mào
zi

idiom
derogatory

Meaning of 戴绿帽子

戴绿帽子 means to be cuckolded; to have one's wife commit adultery (often used mockingly). Pronounced dài lǜ mào zi.

  • to be cuckolded; to have one's wife commit adultery (often used mockingly)

Definitions & Examples

xiàn
dài
le
绿
mào
zi
 
fēi
cháng
fèn
 

He discovered he had been cuckolded and was furious.

Bié
bié
rén
dài
绿
mào
zi
zhè
zhǒng
shì
kāi
wán
xiào
 
hěn
zūn
zhòng
rén
 

Don't joke about someone being cuckolded; it's very disrespectful.

nán
rén
bèi
dài
le
绿
mào
zi
hái
zhī
dào
 
zhēn
lián
 

That man has been cuckolded and doesn't even know it; truly pitiful.

Dài
绿
mào
zi
duì
nán
rén
lái
shuō
shì
hěn
de
xiū
 

Being cuckolded is a great humiliation for a man.