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皇帝的新衣

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Collocation

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成为皇帝的新衣
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不过是皇帝的新衣
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穿皇帝的新衣
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是皇帝的新衣

Definition

皇帝的新衣

Literally means:

the emperor's new clothes

Actually means:

something fake or illusory used to deceive oneself and others

It figuratively refers to something fake or illusory, and also means that a person knows well tha omething is unreal but he deliberately uses it to deceive himself as well as others. Derogatory.

比喻虚假的东西,也指明明知道东西是虚假的,却有意用来既欺骗自己,也欺骗别人。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as object. (作宾语)
1
shí
其实
  
,
míngyǎnrén
明眼人
kàn
jiù
zhīdào
知道
zhèyàng
这样
de
biǎoyáng
表扬
guò
不过
shì
huáng
皇帝
de
xīn
新衣
le
罢了
  

In fact, the bright-eyed people know at a glance that such praise is just the emperor's new clothes.

2
Mǎimài
买卖
jiǎ
wénpíng
文凭
de
rén
dōu
zhīdào
知道
  
,
zhǒng
各种
wěizào
伪造
de
xué
学历
zhèngmíng
证明
dōu
shì
huáng
皇帝
de
xīn
新衣
  
,
guò
不过
rán
既然
yǒurén
有人
yào
需要
  
,
men
他们
érwéi
何乐而不为
ne
  
?

Everyone who buys and sells fake diplomas knows that all kinds of forged academic certificates are the emperor's new clothes, but since someone needs them, why should they not?

3
men
他们
gěi
míngxīng
明星
men
féngzhì
缝制
jiàn
yòu
jiàn
de
huáng
皇帝
de
xīn
新衣
  
,
目的
hěn
míngxiǎn
明显
  
,
zhè
jiù
shì
xiǎng
lòng
chū
diǎn
热点
lái
yǐn
吸引
guānzhòng
观众
  

They sewed the stars one after another of the emperor's new clothes, the purpose is obvious, this is to make a "hot spot" to attract the audience.