高帽子

tall conical paper hat worn as a public humiliation / dunce cap / (fig.) flattery

surname Gao

high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific)

old variant of 帽[mao4]

hat / cap

hat / cap / (fig.) label / bad name / CL:頂|顶[ding3]

son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / sub-

(noun suffix)

(coll.) to be the object of flattery / to be placed on a pedestal