黄袍加身 in English huang2 pao2 jia1 shen1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to take the yellow gown (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to be made emperor
  • to take the crown

Simplified Characters

黄 袍 加 身

Traditional Characters

黃 袍 加 身

Pinyin

huang2 pao2 jia1 shen1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

黄huang2surname Huang or Hwang 袍pao2gown (lined) 加jia1abbr. for Canada 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4] 身shen1body