Meaning of 沐猴而冠
沐猴而冠 means to make a vain attempt to appear dignified; a monkey wearing a crown. Pronounced mù hóu ér guàn.
- to make a vain attempt to appear dignified; a monkey wearing a crown
Definitions & Examples
Nà那
xiē些
tān贪
guān官
wū污
lì吏
，
bù不
guò过
shì是
mù沐
hóu猴
ér而
guàn冠
，
gēn根
běn本
bù不
gù顾
bǎi百
xìng姓
sǐ死
huó活
。
Those corrupt officials are merely monkeys wearing crowns, completely disregarding the life and death of the common people.
Tā他
suī虽
shēn身
chuān穿
xī西
zhuāng装
，
què却
jǔ举
zhǐ止
cū粗
sú俗
，
zhēn真
shì是
mù沐
hóu猴
ér而
guàn冠
。
Although he wears a suit, his behavior is vulgar—truly a monkey wearing a crown.
Zhè这
gè个
bào暴
fā发
hù户
mù沐
hóu猴
ér而
guàn冠
，
zì自
yǐ以
wéi为
yǒu有
shēn身
fèn份
，
qí其
shí实
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
zài在
bèi背
hòu后
cháo嘲
xiào笑
tā他
。
This nouveau riche puts on airs, thinking he has status, but everyone is actually laughing at him behind his back.