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黄袍加身

huáng páo jiā shēndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. to take the yellow gown (idiom) / fig. to be made emperor / to take the crown
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

黃袍加身 黄袍加身 [huang2 pao2 jia1 shen1] /lit. to take the yellow gown (idiom)/fig. to be made emperor/to take the crown/

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Other forms in these source records: 黃袍加身

  • 黄
    huáng

    yellow / pornographic / to fall through

    Huáng

    surname Huang or Hwang

  • 袍
    páo

    gown (lined)

  • 加
    jiā

    to add / (math.) plus / to increase / to augment / (used before a disyllabic verb, often after an adverb like 不[bù], 大[dà], 稍[shāo] etc, to indicate that the action applies to sth previously mentioned, as in 稍加改良[shāo jiā gǎi liáng] "make some minor improvements to (it)")

    Jiā

    Canada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jiā ná dà]) / surname Jia

  • 身
    shēn

    body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158

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