衣冠禽兽 yī guān qín shòu

lit. dressed up animal (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. dressed up animal (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. immoral and despicable person

Characters

Character Meaning
衣 yī HSK 1
clothes; Kangxi radical 145; to wear
冠 guān HSK 5
to be first; to put on a hat; to dub
禽 qín HSK 6
birds; generic term for birds and animals; to capture (old)
兽 shòu HSK 6
beast; animal; beastly