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张冠李戴
zhāng​guān​lǐ​dài

to confuse one thing with another

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
张冠李戴 張冠李戴 zhāng​guān​lǐ​dài
to confuse one thing with another
(idiom) literally to put Mr. Zhang's hat on Mr. Li's head; to attribute something to the wrong person or misidentify someone

Frequency

Written text
0.310 per million

Sources

Frequency data
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