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Monkey bathing: macaques; Crown: Wear a hat. Monkeys in clothes and hats are not real people after all. Metaphor is superficial, just like a puppet. It is often used to satirize people who take refuge in evil forces and steal power.

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"Historical Records of Xiang Yu": "People say that Chu people bathe monkeys' crowns, and sure enough."

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synonym

A beast in human clothing

use

Subject-predicate type; As predicate, attribute and adverbial; derogatory sense

Historical story

At the end of Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang, Xiang Yu and Chu Huaiwang agreed that whoever attacked Xianyang first would be the king of Guanzhong. Xiang Yu was very unhappy when Liu Bangxian invaded Xianyang. After entering the city, he killed the people and the surrendered king of Zi Ying, set fire to Epang Palace, and plundered a lot of gold and silver to prepare to return to Jiangdong. Someone ridiculed the Chu people as monkeys in hats behind their backs.