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戴绿帽子

dài lǜ mào zidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to have been cheated on by one's partner (formerly meant "to be a cuckold", i.e. applied to men only)
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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:

戴綠帽子 戴绿帽子 [dai4 lu:4 mao4 zi5] /to have been cheated on by one's partner (formerly meant "to be a cuckold", i.e. applied to men only)/

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Other forms in these source records: 戴綠帽子

  • 戴
    dài

    to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc) / to respect / to bear / to support

    Dài

    surname Dai

  • 绿
    lù

    used in names

    lǜ

    green / (slang) (derived from 綠帽子|绿帽子[lǜ mào zi]) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)

  • 帽
    mào

    hat / cap

  • 子
    zǐ

    son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub-

    zi

    noun suffix, as in 椅子[yǐ zi] "chair"

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.