张冠李戴 in English Zhang1 guan1 Li3 dai4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to put Zhang's hat on Li's head
  • to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiomatic expression)
  • to confuse one thing with another

Simplified Characters

张 冠 李 戴

Traditional Characters

張 冠 李 戴

Pinyin

Zhang1 guan1 Li3 dai4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

张zhang1surname Zhang 冠guan1surname Guan 李li3surname Li 戴dai4surname Dai