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张冠李戴
zhāng​guān​lǐ​dài

to confuse one thing with another

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

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

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