gāo
mào
zi

idiom

Meaning of 高帽子

高帽子 means flattery; sweet talk; empty praise. Pronounced gāo mào zi.

  • flattery; sweet talk; empty praise

Definitions & Examples

zhè
ge
rén
jiù
huan
tīng
hǎo
huà
 
gěi
dài
dǐng
gāo
mào
zi
jiù
shén
me
dōu
yìng
 

He loves hearing praise; just flatter him a bit and he'll agree to anything.

bié
gěi
dài
gāo
mào
zi
le
 
zhī
dào
jīn
liǎng
 

Stop buttering me up; I know my own worth.

dāng
shàng
zhǎng
hòu
 
tīng
dào
de
dōu
shì
gāo
mào
zi
 
méi
rén
gǎn
shuō
zhēn
huà
 

After he became the team leader, all he heard was flattery; no one dared to tell the truth.

Zhè
zhǒng
gāo
mào
zi
dài
jiǔ
le
 
rén
huì
rèn
qīng
 

If you wear this kind of flattery for too long, you'll lose sight of who you really are.

Measure Words

/ dǐng
Primary
/ xiē