zhāng
guān
dài

idiom
common

Meaning of 张冠李戴

张冠李戴 means to confuse one thing with another; to mistake one for another; to attribute wrongly. Pronounced zhāng guān lǐ dài.

  • to confuse one thing with another; to mistake one for another; to attribute wrongly

Definitions & Examples

zhè
liǎng
jiàn
shì
gǎo
hùn
le
 
zhēn
shì
zhāng
guān
dài
 

You confused these two matters, truly mixing things up.

Zhè
piān
wén
zhāng
zhāng
guān
dài
 
bié
rén
de
chéng
jiù
suàn
zài
le
de
tóu
shang
 

This article confuses the facts, attributing others' achievements to him.

Bié
zhāng
guān
dài
le
 
jiàn
shì
gēn
běn
shì
zuò
de
 

Don't get it wrong, that matter wasn't done by me at all.