| 冒名顶替 |
mào míng dǐng tì |
to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate / to pose under a false name |
| 冒 |
mào |
old variant of 冒 |
| 冒 |
Mào |
surname Mao |
| 冒 |
mào |
to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth) / to brave; to face / (bound form) reckless / to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc); to feign / (literary) to cover |
| 冒名 |
mào míng |
an impostor / to impersonate |
| 名 |
míng |
name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people |
| 顶 |
dǐng |
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 |
| 顶替 |
dǐng tì |
to replace |
| 替 |
tì |
to substitute for / to take the place of / to replace / for / on behalf of / to stand in for |