冠冕堂皇

guān miǎn táng huáng

Meaning

high-sounding; dignified; pompous (idiom)

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Characters

冠guāncap, crown, headgear冖元寸冕miǎncrown; ceremonial cap日免堂tánghall, large room; government office; cousins尚土皇huángroyal, imperial; ruler, superior白王