喜鹊尾巴,老翘着 喜鵲尾巴,老翹著 喜鵲尾巴,老翹着

a magpie's tail: always sticking up

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning
Mocks a person who is always proud and looks down on others.
Simplified
喜鹊尾巴,老翘着
Traditional (Taiwan)
喜鵲尾巴,老翹著
Traditional (Hong Kong)
喜鵲尾巴,老翹着
Pinyin
xǐquè wěiba,lǎo qiàozhe
Bopomofo
ㄒㄧˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄅㄚ,ㄌㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄓㄜ

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

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