衣冠禽兽 in English yi1 guan1 qin2 shou4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) dressed up animal (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically immoral and despicable person

Simplified Characters

衣 冠 禽 兽

Traditional Characters

衣 冠 禽 獸

Pinyin

yi1 guan1 qin2 shou4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

衣yi1clothes 冠guan1surname Guan 禽qin2generic term for birds and animals 兽shou4beast