Meaning of 衣冠禽兽
衣冠禽兽 means beast in human clothing; a despicable person who behaves like an animal despite wearing respectable clothes; a brute with a hypocritical appearance. Pronounced yī guān qín shòu.
- beast in human clothing; a despicable person who behaves like an animal despite wearing respectable clothes; a brute with a hypocritical appearance
Definitions & Examples
Nà那
xiē些
tān贪
guān官
wù污
lì吏
，
biǎo表
miàn面
shàng上
yī衣
guān冠
chǔ楚
chǔ楚
，
shí实
zé则
dōu都
shì是
yī衣
guān冠
qín禽
shòu兽
。
Those corrupt officials look decent on the outside, but are actually beasts in human clothing.
Tā他
biǎo表
miàn面
shàng上
dào道
mào貌
àn岸
rán然
，
qí其
shí实
shì是
gè个
shí十
zú足
de的
yī衣
guān冠
qín禽
shòu兽
。
He looks dignified on the surface, but is actually a complete beast in human clothing.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yī衣
guān冠
qín禽
shòu兽
de的
xíng行
wéi为
lìng令
rén人
fà发
zhǐ指
。
Such beastly behavior is absolutely outrageous.
Relations
Measure Words
个/ gè
Primary
种/ zhǒng
伙/ huǒ