斗败的公鸡,神气不起来 鬥敗的公雞,神氣不起來 鬥敗的公雞,神氣不起來

a defeated fighting cock: can't look proud

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning
Someone who has been beaten or humiliated loses their swagger and looks dispirited. Mocking.
Simplified
斗败的公鸡,神气不起来
Traditional (Taiwan)
鬥敗的公雞,神氣不起來
Pinyin
dòu bài de gōngjī, shénqì bù qǐlai
Bopomofo
ㄉㄡˋ ㄅㄞˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧ,ㄕㄣˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ ˙ㄌㄞ

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

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