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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

冠冕堂皇 [guānmiǎntánghuáng]
  1. 1. grandiose

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

冠冕堂皇 [guānmiǎntánghuáng]
  1. 1. highfalutin; high-sounding
    冠冕堂皇的理由
    high-sounding excuses
    他说得冠冕堂皇,干的却是种种见不得人的事。
    He talks in a dignified, high-sounding way, but engages in all sorts of underhand activities.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

冠冕堂皇 [guānmiǎntánghuáng]
  1. 1. 形容表面上庄严体面或光明正大的样子(多含讥讽意)。

Examples

他说得冠冕堂皇,干的却是种种见不得人的事。
He talks in a dignified, high-sounding way, but engages in all sorts of underhand activities.
冠冕堂皇
冠冕堂皇
还是少说些冠冕堂皇然而不切实际的空话吧。
冠冕堂皇
Charity will hide a multitude of sins.
慈善成为冠冕堂皇的借口。

Word Decomposition


[guān]
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[miǎn]
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[táng]
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[huáng]

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