- to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate
- to pose under a false name
Characters
- 冒 (冐): old variant of 冒[mao4]
- 名 (名): name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people
- 顶 (頂): apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc
- 替 (替): to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for
Resources
- Wiktionary: 冒名顶替
- MDBG: 冒名顶替
- Examples with 冒名顶替 on Tatoeba
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