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衣冠禽兽

yī guān qín shòudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. dressed up animal (idiom) / fig. immoral and despicable person
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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:

衣冠禽獸 衣冠禽兽 [yi1 guan1 qin2 shou4] /lit. dressed up animal (idiom)/fig. immoral and despicable person/

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Other forms in these source records: 衣冠禽獸

  • 衣
    yī

    clothes / CL:件[jiàn] / Kangxi radical 145

    yì

    to dress / to wear / to put on (clothes)

  • 冠
    guān

    hat / crown / crest / cap

    guàn

    to put on a hat / to be first / to dub

    Guàn

    surname Guan

  • 禽
    qín

    (bound form) birds / fowl / (literary) birds and animals

  • 兽
    shòu

    beast / animal / beastly / bestial

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