凤凰靠羽毛,姑娘靠衣裳 鳳凰靠羽毛,姑娘靠衣裳 鳳凰靠羽毛,姑娘靠衣裳

a phoenix depends on its feathers, a girl on her clothes

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning
A young woman looks her best with good clothes. Close to "Fine feathers make fine birds."
Simplified
凤凰靠羽毛,姑娘靠衣裳
Traditional (Taiwan)
鳳凰靠羽毛,姑娘靠衣裳
Pinyin
fènghuáng kào yǔmáo, gūniang kào yīshang
Bopomofo
ㄈㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄎㄠˋ ㄩˇ ㄇㄠˊ,ㄍㄨ ˙ㄋㄧㄤ ㄎㄠˋ ㄧ ˙ㄕㄤ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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