A crown makes a shoe
It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is y ǐ Gu ā Nb ǔ L ǚ, which means to match valuables with cheap ones. It comes from the book of Han, Jia Yi Lun.
Idiom explanation
Crown: hat; shoes: shoes. Mend your shoes with a hat. It means to match valuables with cheap ones.
The origin of Idioms
"On Jia Yi in Hanshu:" although the shoes are fresh, they are not as good as pillows. Although the crown is worn, they are not as good as shoes. "
A crown makes a shoe
be of noble character and high prestige - dé gāo wàng zhòng
When enemies meet, they are very jealous - chóu rén xiāng jiàn,fèn wài yǎn hóng