公鸡总是在自己的粪堆上称雄公雞總是在自己的糞堆上稱雄公雞總是在自己的糞堆上稱雄

a rooster always plays king on his own dung heap

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Criticises narrow-minded people who act proud and important only in their own small circle. Close to "a big fish in a small pond".

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Simplified: 公鸡总是在自己的粪堆上称雄
Traditional (Taiwan): 公雞總是在自己的糞堆上稱雄
Pinyin: gōngjī zǒngshì zài zìjǐ de fènduī shang chēngxióng
Pinyin (Taiwan): gōngjī zǒngshì zài zìjǐ de fènduī shàng chēngxióng
Bopomofo: ㄍㄨㄥㄐㄧㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄕˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄈㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄟㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄥㄒㄩㄥˊ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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