Traduction :
lit. to take the yellow gown (idiom); fig. to be made emperor; to take the crown
Référence :
五代后周时,赵匡胤在陈桥兵变,部下诸将给他披上黄袍,拥立为天子。后比喻发动政变获得成功。
Origine :
《宋史·太祖本纪》:“诸校露刃列于庭曰:‘诸军无主,愿策太尉为天子。’未及对,有以黄衣加太祖身,众皆罗拜呼万岁。”
Exemple :
~御海宇,五代纷争从此休。(清·陈忱《水浒后传》第一回)
Annotation :
黄袍加身1
1. huángpáojiāshēn :
[EN] lit. to take the yellow gown (idiom); fig. to be made emperor; to take the crown