green / (slang) (derived from 綠帽子|绿帽子[]) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)
Definition(slang) (derived from 綠帽子|绿帽子[lu:4 mao4 zi5]) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)
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green hat (figuratively, a symbol of being a cuckold)
Headword or pronunciation绿帽子
to have been cheated on by one's partner (formerly meant "to be a cuckold", i.e. applied to men only)
Headword or pronunciation戴绿帽子
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