皇帝的新衣
huáng​dì​de​xīn​yī

the Emperor's new clothes

  • created sense approved 皇帝的新衣 · huáng​dì​de​xīn​yī · the Emperor's new clothes — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    皇帝的新衣

    huáng​dì​de​xīn​yī

    the Emperor's new clothes

    the Emperor's new clothes; used to describe a situation where people collectively ignore or pretend to see something that is obviously false or non-existent

    皇帝 (literal) → 皇帝 · huáng​dì · emperor 的 (bound) → 的 · de · [possessive/attributive] 新 (literal) → 新 · xīn · new 衣 (literal) → 衣 · yī · clothing

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense