黄袍加身 huáng páo jiā shēn

lit. to take the yellow gown (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
黄 huáng HSK 3
yellow; surname Huang or Hwang; pornographic
袍 páo HSK 6
gown (lined)
加 jiā HSK 3
to add; plus; to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
身 shēn HSK 2
body; oneself; personally