一张纸画个鼻子，好大的脸一張紙畫個鼻子，好大的臉一張紙畫個鼻子，好大的臉

a nose that fills a whole sheet of paper: what a big face

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Says someone has great influence or standing. It can be used teasingly of a person with a lot of pull.
Wordplay: 脸 (liǎn) means both the face and 'face', as in prestige or social standing.

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Simplified: 一张纸画个鼻子，好大的脸
Traditional (Taiwan): 一張紙畫個鼻子，好大的臉
Pinyin: yì zhāng zhǐ huà ge bízi, hǎo dà de liǎn
Pinyin (Taiwan): yì zhāng zhǐ huà gè bízi, hǎo dà de liǎn
Bopomofo: ㄧˋ ㄓㄤㄓˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄍㄜˋ ㄅㄧˊ ˙ㄗ，ㄏㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄌㄧㄢˇ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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