属鸡毛的，越吹越觉得自己高屬雞毛的，越吹越覺得自己高屬雞毛的，越吹越覺得自己高

born a chicken feather: the more it's blown, the higher it feels

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Mocks someone who gets conceited the more they boast or are flattered.
Wordplay: 吹 (chuī) means both to blow and to boast; 高 (gāo) means both high up and arrogant.

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Simplified: 属鸡毛的，越吹越觉得自己高
Traditional (Taiwan): 屬雞毛的，越吹越覺得自己高
Pinyin: shǔ jīmáo de, yuè chuī yuè juéde zìjǐ gāo
Bopomofo: ㄕㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄇㄠˊ ˙ㄉㄜ，ㄩㄝˋ ㄔㄨㄟㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄍㄠ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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