电线杆子绑鸡毛，好大的掸子電線杆子綁雞毛，好大的撣子電線杆子綁雞毛，好大的撣子

tying chicken feathers to a telephone pole: what a big duster

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said mockingly of someone who is very bold or reckless.
Wordplay: 掸子 (dǎnzi, feather duster) sounds like 胆子 (dǎnzi, nerve or courage), so a huge duster means huge nerve.

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Simplified: 电线杆子绑鸡毛，好大的掸子
Traditional (Taiwan): 電線杆子綁雞毛，好大的撣子
Pinyin: diànxiàngān zǐ bǎng jīmáo, hǎo dà de dǎnzi
Bopomofo: ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄢㄗˇ ㄅㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄇㄠˊ，ㄏㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄉㄢˇ ˙ㄗ

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

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