黄袍加身 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

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