公鸡戴帽子，冠上加冠
公雞戴帽子，冠上加冠
公雞戴帽子，冠上加冠
a rooster wearing a hat: crown on top of a crown
Saying俗语俗語
Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now
- Meaning
- Describes someone who keeps getting promoted to higher office. It is humorous and often a little teasing.
- Wordplay
- 冠 (guān, comb or cap) puns on 官 (guān, official): the comb plus the hat suggests one official post added to another.
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- Simplified
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公鸡戴帽子，冠上加冠
- Traditional (Taiwan)
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公雞戴帽子，冠上加冠
- Pinyin
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gōngjī dàimàozi, guānshàngjiāguān
- Bopomofo
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ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧ ㄉㄞˋ ㄇㄠˋ ˙ㄗ，ㄍㄨㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨㄢ
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