沐猴而冠

mù hóu ér guàn

Meaning

lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom); fig. worthless person in imposing attire

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沐mùto bathe, to cleanse, to shampoo, to wash氵木猴hóumonkey, ape; like a monkey犭侯而érand, and then, and yet; but 冠guāncap, crown, headgear冖元寸