拿着草帽当锅盖，乱扣帽子拿著草帽當鍋蓋，亂扣帽子拿着草帽當鍋蓋，亂扣帽子

taking a straw hat as a pot lid: putting hats on at random

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: To pin labels or accusations on people without evidence. Critical.
Wordplay: 帽子 (màozi) means a hat, literally, and also a ready-made label or charge; 扣 kòu means to put on a lid and to pin on a charge.

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Simplified: 拿着草帽当锅盖，乱扣帽子
Traditional (Taiwan): 拿著草帽當鍋蓋，亂扣帽子
Traditional (Hong Kong): 拿着草帽當鍋蓋，亂扣帽子
Pinyin: názhe cǎomào dàng guōgài, luàn kòumàozi
Pinyin (Taiwan): názhe cǎomào dāng guōgài, luàn kòumàozi
Bopomofo: ㄋㄚˊ ˙ㄓㄜㄘㄠˇ ㄇㄠˋ ㄉㄤㄍㄨㄛㄍㄞˋ，ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄎㄡˋ ㄇㄠˋ ˙ㄗ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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