张冠李戴
zhāng​guān​lǐ​dài

to confuse one thing with another

  • created sense approved 张冠李戴/張冠李戴 · zhāng​guān​lǐ​dài · to confuse one thing with another — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    张 (literal) → 张/張 · zhāng · Zhang 冠 (literal) → 冠 · guān · hat 李 (literal) → 李 · lǐ · Li 戴 (literal) → 戴 · dài · to wear

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    created sense