张冠李戴

zhāngguānlǐdài

put Zhang's hat on Li's head—attribute something to the wrong person or confuse one thing with another

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confuse one thing with another

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confuse one thing with another

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Zhang1 guan1 Li3 dai4

lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head, to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom), to confuse one thing with another

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张冠李戴

zhāng guān lǐ dài

put Zhang's hat on Li's head -- the wrong person; approach the wrong person; attribute sth. to the wrong person;confuse one thing with another; confuse things; fasten one person's story upon another person; mistake (substitute; misplace) one for another; mistake the agency; mix the fellows up; put the boot on the wrong leg:

那是他的错， 你不要张冠李戴。 It's his fault. You needn't try to shift the blame.

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張冠李戴|张冠李戴 [Zhāng guān Lǐ dài] ► lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head ► to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom) ► to confuse one thing with another