高帽 (gāo mào) — (figurative) flattery, excessive praise (used in 戴高帽 'to flatter'); (literal) tall paper hat (historical punishment)

Définition

高帽 literally means a tall paper hat once used as a public punishment, but in modern Chinese it almost always appears in the set phrase 戴高帽 ('to wear a tall hat'), meaning to flatter or give someone excessive praise.

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(figurative) flatteryexcessive praise (used in 戴高帽 'to flatter')(literal) tall paper hat (historical punishment)
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Exemples

  • 高帽
    Tā xǐ huan gěi bié rén dài gāo mào, qí shí dōu shì jiǎ huà.
    He likes to flatter others, but it's all insincere.
  • 高帽
    Bié gěi wǒ dài gāo mào le, wǒ zhī dào zì jǐ méi nà me hǎo.
    Stop flattering me — I know I'm not that good.
  • 高帽
    Tā tīng le nà xiē gāo mào, xīn lǐ hěn gāo xìng.
    She was very happy after hearing all that flattery.
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