猪八戒照镜子，当面给个难看豬八戒照鏡子，當面給個難看豬八戒照鏡子，當面給個難看

Pigsy looks in a mirror: ugly to his face

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone who gives another a sour look or openly embarrasses them. Mocking.
Wordplay: 难看 (nánkàn) means both 'ugly' and 'embarrassing/displeased in expression'.

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Simplified: 猪八戒照镜子，当面给个难看
Traditional (Taiwan): 豬八戒照鏡子，當面給個難看
Pinyin: zhūbājiè zhàojìngzi, dāngmiàn gěi ge nánkàn
Pinyin (Taiwan): zhūbājiè zhàojìngzi, dāngmiàn gěi gè nánkàn
Bopomofo: ㄓㄨㄅㄚㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ˙ㄗ，ㄉㄤㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄟˇ ㄍㄜˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄎㄢˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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