旗杆上插鸡毛，掸子不小旗杆上插雞毛，撣子不小旗杆上插雞毛，撣子不小

sticking a chicken feather on a flagpole: the duster is not small

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Someone is very bold. Often said teasingly.
Wordplay: 掸 (dǎn, a feather duster) sounds like 胆 (dǎn, courage), so 'big duster' means 'very bold'.

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Simplified: 旗杆上插鸡毛，掸子不小
Traditional (Taiwan): 旗杆上插雞毛，撣子不小
Pinyin: qígān shàng chā jīmáo, dǎnzi bù xiǎo
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄢㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄚㄐㄧㄇㄠˊ，ㄉㄢˇ ˙ㄗㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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