帽 mào
noun
: hat; cap
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ぼう bou
noun
: hat; cap
Usage:
帽子mao4zi: hat; cap [ぼうし boushi]
帽商 mao4shang1: capper
帽章 mao4zhang1: cockade
(a decoration/ornament – a rosette- that is worn on a hat especially as part of a uniform to show a person’s status, rank)
[ぼうしょう boushou: cap badge]
傻帽 sha3mao4: fool; idiot; stupid
安全帽 an1 quan2 mao4: safety helmet/hard hat [あんぜんぼう anzenbou]
摘帽 zhai1mao4: to take off a hat: to be cleared of an unfair charge; rehabilitation
Japanese expression
帽子を取る| ぼうしをとる boushi o tour: to take off one’s hat
Godan verb with ru ending
Chinese expression/idiom
戴綠帽子 dai4 lü4 mao4 zi5: to be cuckolded by one’s wife
砍頭[头]不過風[风]吹帽 kan3 tou2 bu4 guo4 feng1 chui1 mao4: to regard decapitation as no more important than the wind blowing off your hat
Etymology:
形声-R Pictophonetic-Reclarified .
巾 (jin1: cloth radical) reclarifies the meaning while
冒 (mou4: risk; brave) provides both meaning and sound.
形声-R Pictophonetic-Reclarified .
巾 (jin1: cloth radical) reclarifies the meaning while
冒 (mou4: risk; brave) provides both meaning and sound.
Historical Variant: 冃 (mao4: hat; cap)
假借 Pictographic.
Picture of a hat.
Examples:
她的紅帽子很新潮。
ta1 de hong2 mao4zi hen3 xin1chao2.
Her red hat is very fashionable.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
