老鼠尾巴上绑鸡毛,不是什么正经鸟儿老鼠尾巴上綁雞毛,不是什麼正經鳥兒老鼠尾巴上綁雞毛,不是什麼正經鳥兒

tying chicken feathers to a mouse's tail: still no decent bird

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: However someone dresses up, they are still not a decent person. Insulting.

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Simplified: 老鼠尾巴上绑鸡毛,不是什么正经鸟儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 老鼠尾巴上綁雞毛,不是什麼正經鳥兒
Pinyin: lǎoshǔwěiba shàng bǎng jīmáo,bú shì shénme zhèngjīng niǎor
Bopomofo: ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ ㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄅㄚㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄇㄠˊ,ㄅㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄜㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥㄋㄧㄠˇㄦ

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

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