戴高帽子 [－－－－]

Jyutping daai3 gou1 mou2 zi2
Pinyin dài gāo mào zi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (coll.) to be the object of flattery
  2. to be placed on a pedestal
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literally
    to wear a tall hat
  2. verb, figuratively
    to flatter
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    但是，农会议决，今天不给他戴高帽子。因为今天给他戴过了，这劣绅横了心，不畏罪了，不如放他回去，等日再戴。
    但是，農會議決，今天不給他戴高帽子。因為今天給他戴過了，這劣紳橫了心，不畏罪了，不如放他回去，等日再戴。
    dàn shì ， nóng huì yì jué ， jīn tiān bù gěi tā dài gāo mào zi ． yīn wèi jīn tiān gěi tā dài guò le ， zhè liè shēn héng le xīn ， bù wèi zuì le ， bù rú fàng tā huí qù ， děng rì zài dài ．
    • Then the association decided not to crown him that day. They argued that if he were crowned right away, he would become case-hardened and no longer afraid, and that it would be better to let him go home and crown him some other day.
  2. Mandarin
    那劣绅不知何日要戴高帽子，每日在家放心不下，坐卧不宁。
    那劣紳不知何日要戴高帽子，每日在家放心不下，坐卧不寧。
    nà liè shēn bù zhī hé rì yào dài gāo mào zi ， měi rì zài jiā fàng xīn bù xià ， zuò wò bù níng ．
    • Not knowing when he would be crowned, the man was in daily suspense, unable to sit down or sleep at ease.