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冠盖

Word · NounTraditional冠蓋

official's hat and carriage canopy; referring to officials

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

official's hat and carriage canopy; collective term for officials

literary

A classical, literary term used in historical or formal writing to refer to officials or the official class as a whole.

Guān冠
gài盖
xiāng相
wàng望
yú于
dào道
 。

Officials' carriages could be seen in an unbroken line along the road.

Dāng当
shí时
jīng京
chéng城
guān冠
gài盖
yún云
jí集
 ,
shèng盛
kuàng况
kōng空
qián前
 。

At that time, officials from all over gathered in the capital, creating an unprecedented spectacle.

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Tā他
de的
wén文
zhāng章
shēng生
dòng动
miáo描
huì绘
le了
Táng唐
dài代
Cháng长
ān安
guān冠
gài盖
de的
shē奢
mí靡
shēng生
huó活
 。

His writing vividly depicts the extravagant lives of officials in Chang'an during the Tang dynasty.