黃袍加身 huáng páo jiā shēn

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to take the yellow gown (idiom)
  2. fig. to be made emperor
  3. to take the crown

CHARACTERS

黃 huáng yellow; surname
袍 páo
HSK 6
long gown, robe, cloak
加 jiā
HSK 3
add to, increase, augment
身 shēn
HSK 2
body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158