蚂蚁戴眼镜，自己觉着脸面不小螞蟻戴眼鏡，自己覺著臉面不小螞蟻戴眼鏡，自己覺着臉面不小

an ant wearing glasses thinks its face is not small

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Mocks someone who thinks they have a lot of standing or prestige when they do not.
Wordplay: 脸面 (liǎnmiàn) means both the physical face and 'face' as in reputation or dignity; the ant's tiny face is magnified by glasses.

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Simplified: 蚂蚁戴眼镜，自己觉着脸面不小
Traditional (Taiwan): 螞蟻戴眼鏡，自己覺著臉面不小
Traditional (Hong Kong): 螞蟻戴眼鏡，自己覺着臉面不小
Pinyin: mǎyǐ dài yǎnjìng, zìjǐ juézhe liǎnmiàn bù xiǎo
Bopomofo: ㄇㄚˇ ㄧˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ，ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄓㄜㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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