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黄袍加身

huáng páo jiā shēn

4-character word Traditional 黃袍加身

What 黄袍加身 means

1. lit. to take the yellow gown (idiom)
2. fig. to be made emperor
3. to take the crown

The characters in 黄袍加身

• 黄huángyellow; pornographic; to fall through
• 袍páogown (lined)
• 加jiāto add; (math) plus; to increase; to augment
• 身shēnbody; life; oneself

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