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Home / Idiom / 张冠李戴

lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head · to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom) · to confuse one thing with another

张冠李戴
zhāng guān lǐ dài
zh+āng·1st toneg+uān·1st tonel+ǐ·3rd toned+ài·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(of an argument, theory etc) full of flaws (idiom)破绽百出pò zhàn bǎi chūapparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)似是而非sì shì ér fēito obscure · to confuse · to mix up · to blur · to mislead混淆hùn xiáomistaken; false; wrong · error; mistake · CL: gè错误cuò wù
Antonyms
irreproachable (idiom) · nothing blameworthy about it at all无可非议wú kě fēi yìnot to deviate an iota (idiom) · to be extremely accurate毫厘不爽háo lí bù shuǎng
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