戴綠帽子

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See also: 戴绿帽子

Chinese

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to put on; to respect; to bear
to put on; to respect; to bear; to support; wear (glasses, hat, gloves)
 
green hat; state of having an unfaithful wife
trad. (戴綠帽子) 綠帽子
simp. (戴绿帽子) 绿帽子
Literally: “to wear a green hat”.

Etymology

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See 綠頭巾绿头巾 (lǜtóujīn).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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戴⫽綠帽子 (verb-object)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) to cuckold another person
  2. (idiomatic, slang) to be cuckolded; to have one's wife or girlfriend cheat on one

Synonyms

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