冠冕堂皇

guān miǎn táng huáng

Rare

Definitions

1. high-sounding
2. dignified
3. pompous (idiom)

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Child Words of 冠冕堂皇

(main) hall

crown in the form of a horizontal board with hanging decorations

hat

to put on a hat

royal crown

imposing