冠冕堂皇 guān miǎn táng huáng ㄍㄨㄢ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ gun1 min5 tong4 wong4
- high-sounding
- dignified
- pompous (idiom)
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冠
- 冠军 冠軍 guàn jūn ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄩㄣ gun3 gwan1 champion
- 夺冠 奪冠 duó guàn ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄢˋ dyut6 gun1 to seize the crown
- 免冠 miǎn guān ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄢ min5 gun1 bareheaded (in a photo)
- 冕冠 miǎn guān ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄢ min5 gun1 see 冕
- 冠以 guàn yǐ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄧˇ gun3 ji5 to label
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- 冠冕 guān miǎn ㄍㄨㄢ ㄇㄧㄢˇ gun1 min5 royal crown
- 冠名 guàn míng ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ gun1 ming4 to name (a sports team, a competition etc)
- 冠子 guān zi ㄍㄨㄢ ˙ㄗ gun1 zi2 crest
- 冠状 冠狀 guān zhuàng ㄍㄨㄢ ㄓㄨㄤˋ gun1 zong6 coronary (i.e. relating to the coronary arteries or veins)
- 冠礼 冠禮 guàn lǐ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ gun1 lai5 the capping ceremony, a Confucian coming of age ceremony for males dating from pre-Qin times, performed when a boy reaches the age of 20, involving the ritual placing of caps on the head of the young man
- 冠县 冠縣 Guān Xiàn ㄍㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˋ gun1 jyun6 Guan County or Guanxian, a county in Liaocheng City 聊城市, Shandong
- 冠脉 冠脈 guān mài ㄍㄨㄢ ㄇㄞˋ gun1 mak6 coronary
- 冠词 冠詞 guàn cí ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄘˊ gun3 ci4 article (in grammar)
- 前冠 qián guān ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄢ cin4 gun3 heading
- 加冠 jiā guān ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨㄢ gaa1 gun1 (in former times) coming-of-age ceremony at 20 years
- 后冠 hòu guān ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄢ hau6 gun1 crown or tiara of a queen, empress or beauty pageant winner
- 新冠 xīn guān ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄢ san1 gun1 novel coronavirus (abbr. for 新型冠状病毒) (esp. SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19)
- 未冠 wèi guān ㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄢ mei6 gun3 minor (old usage, person under 20)
- 桂冠 guì guān ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄢ gwai3 gun1 laurel (as a symbol of victory or merit)
- 树冠 樹冠 shù guān ㄕㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄢ syu6 gun1 treetop
冕
- 冕冠 miǎn guān ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄢ min5 gun1 see 冕
- 冕宁 冕寧 Miǎn níng ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄋㄧㄥˊ min5 ning4 see 冕宁县
- 冕雀 miǎn què ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ min5 zoek3 (bird species of China) sultan tit (Melanochlora sultanea)
- 冠冕 guān miǎn ㄍㄨㄢ ㄇㄧㄢˇ gun1 min5 royal crown
- 加冕 jiā miǎn ㄐㄧㄚ ㄇㄧㄢˇ gaa1 min5 to crown
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- 日冕 rì miǎn ㄖˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ jat6 min5 corona
- 卫冕 衛冕 wèi miǎn ㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ wai6 min5 to defend the crown (in sports championship)
- 轩冕 軒冕 xuān miǎn ㄒㄩㄢ ㄇㄧㄢˇ hin1 min5 (literary) curtained carriage and ceremonial cap (symbols of a senior official); (fig.) dignitaries
- 冕宁县 冕寧縣 Miǎn níng Xiàn ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ min5 ning4 jyun6 Mianning, a county in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture 凉山彝族自治州, Sichuan
- 冕柳莺 冕柳鶯 miǎn liǔ yīng ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄥ min5 lau5 ang1 (bird species of China) eastern crowned warbler (Phylloscopus coronatus)
- 北冕座 Běi miǎn zuò ㄅㄟˇ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ bak1 min5 zo6 Corona Borealis (constellation)
- 南冕座 Nán miǎn zuò ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ naam4 min5 zo6 Corona Australis (constellation)
- 日冕层 日冕層 rì miǎn céng ㄖˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄘㄥˊ jat6 min5 cang4 the sun's corona
- 暗冕鹪莺 暗冕鷦鶯 àn miǎn jiāo yīng ㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧㄥ am3 min5 ziu1 ang1 (bird species of China) rufescent prinia (Prinia rufescens)
堂
- 名堂 míng tang ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄊㄤ ming4 tong4 item (in a program of entertainments)
- 堂堂 táng táng ㄊㄤˊ ㄊㄤˊ tong4 tong4 grand
- 天堂 tiān táng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄊㄤˊ tin1 tong4 paradise
- 学堂 學堂 xué táng ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄊㄤˊ hok6 tong4 college
- 教堂 jiào táng ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄤˊ gaau3 tong2 church; chapel
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- 殿堂 diàn táng ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄤˊ din6 tong4 palace
- 礼堂 禮堂 lǐ táng ㄌㄧˇ ㄊㄤˊ lai5 tong4 assembly hall; auditorium
- 课堂 課堂 kè táng ㄎㄜˋ ㄊㄤˊ fo3 tong4 classroom; class session
- 食堂 shí táng ㄕˊ ㄊㄤˊ sik6 tong4 dining hall; cafeteria
- 哄堂大笑 hōng táng dà xiào ㄏㄨㄥ ㄊㄤˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ hung6 tong4 daai6 siu3 the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
- 亮堂 liàng táng ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄊㄤˊ loeng6 tong4 bright
- 令堂 lìng táng ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄤˊ ling6 tong4 (honorific) your mother
- 公堂 gōng táng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄊㄤˊ gung1 tong4 law court
- 刑堂 xíng táng ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄤˊ jing4 tong4 torture chamber
- 印堂 yìn táng ㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄤˊ jan3 tong4 the part of the forehead between the eyebrows
- 同堂 tóng táng ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄤˊ tung4 tong4 to live under the same roof (of different generations)
- 堂倌 táng guān ㄊㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ tong4 gun1 (old) waiter
- 堂兄 táng xiōng ㄊㄤˊ ㄒㄩㄥ tong4 hing1 older male patrilineal cousin
- 堂区 堂區 táng qū ㄊㄤˊ ㄑㄩ tong4 keoi1 parish
- 堂哥 táng gē ㄊㄤˊ ㄍㄜ tong4 go1 older male patrilineal cousin
皇
- 皇上 huáng shang ㄏㄨㄤˊ ˙ㄕㄤ wong4 soeng6 the emperor
- 皇后 huáng hòu ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄡˋ wong4 hau6 empress
- 皇室 huáng shì ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄕˋ wong4 sat1 royal family
- 皇宫 皇宮 huáng gōng ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄥ wong4 gung1 imperial palace
- 皇帝 huáng dì ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄧˋ wong4 dai3 emperor
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- 三皇 sān huáng ㄙㄢ ㄏㄨㄤˊ saam1 wong4 the three legendary sovereigns of the third millennium BC: Suiren 燧人, Fuxi 伏羲 and Shennong 神农, or 天皇, 地皇 and 人皇
- 人皇 Rén huáng ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ jan4 wong4 Human Sovereign, one of the three legendary sovereigns 三皇
- 仓皇 倉皇 cāng huáng ㄘㄤ ㄏㄨㄤˊ cong1 wong4 in a panic
- 先皇 xiān huáng ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄤˊ sin1 wong4 emperor of a former dynasty
- 地皇 Dì huáng ㄉㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ dei6 wong4 Earthly Sovereign, one of the three legendary sovereigns 三皇
- 堂皇 táng huáng ㄊㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ tong4 wong4 imposing
- 天皇 Tiān huáng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄤˊ tin1 wong4 Heavenly Sovereign, one of the three legendary sovereigns 三皇
- 女皇 nǚ huáng ㄋㄩˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ neoi5 wong4 empress
- 奶皇 nǎi huáng ㄋㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ naai5 wong4 variant of 奶黄
- 张皇 張皇 zhāng huáng ㄓㄤ ㄏㄨㄤˊ zoeng1 wong4 alarmed
- 教皇 jiào huáng ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ gaau3 wong4 (Catholicism) pope; pontiff
- 旁皇 páng huáng ㄆㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ pong4 wong4 variant of 彷徨
- 椰皇 yē huáng ㄧㄝ ㄏㄨㄤˊ je4 wong4 brown coconut; mature coconut
- 沙皇 shā huáng ㄕㄚ ㄏㄨㄤˊ saa1 wong4 czar (loanword)
- 父皇 fù huáng ㄈㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ fu6 wong4 (historical) term used by an emperor's son or daughter to address him
Example sentences
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不管 你 有 什么 什麼 冠冕堂皇 的 理由 ， 这样 這樣 做 是 不对 不對 的 。
No matter what grand and lofty reason you have, it's not right to do this.
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