张冠李戴

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

Characters and words in 张冠李戴

surname Zhang
to open up / to spread / sheet of paper / classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a spreadsheet. James II of England (zh) practices his archery skills in front of the anglepod (ang1). Riding on a longboard (长) he shoots arrows using his composite bow (弓) trying to hit a spreadsheet (张).
surname Guan
hat / crown / crest / cap

= + + : Gitta Giraffe (gu) is busking in front of the anthill (an1). She has a hat (冠) lying in front of her, but the hat is protected by a cooking top (冖). Many passersby give her the thumbs up (寸) or put some coins (元) into her hat.
to put on a hat / to be first / to dub

= + + : After a long day of work Gitta Giraffe (gu) empties her hat (冠) in the anthill's bathroom (an4), puts the coins (元) in her pocket and puts the hat on (冠). She tosses the cooking top (冖) in a corner and gives herself the thumbs up (寸).
surname Li

= + : In the space station, Li Qingzhao shakes a Christmas tree which is decorated with eggs. The eggs fly off and as they break open, plums fly out of them.
plum

= + : In the space station, Li Qingzhao shakes a Christmas tree which is decorated with eggs. The eggs fly off and as they break open, plums fly out of them.
surname Dai

= 𢦏 + : Don Quixote (d) cuts himself in the airplane's bathroom (ai4). Immediately he uses his secret strange superpower (異) and sews the wound (𢦏) using his laser vision. Because he is so cool he puts on (戴) sunglasses afterwards.
to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc) / to respect / to bear / to support

= 𢦏 + : Don Quixote (d) cuts himself in the airplane's bathroom (ai4). Immediately he uses his secret strange superpower (異) and sews the wound (𢦏) using his laser vision. Because he is so cool he puts on (戴) sunglasses afterwards.

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