蚂蚱戴眼镜，没有那么大的脸螞蚱戴眼鏡，沒有那麼大的臉螞蚱戴眼鏡，沒有那麼大的臉

a grasshopper wearing glasses: it hasn't got such a big face

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said when one has low status or little influence, so cannot expect to be given any favour or deference.
Wordplay: 脸 (liǎn) means both the physical face and 'face' as in prestige or social standing.

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Simplified: 蚂蚱戴眼镜，没有那么大的脸
Traditional (Taiwan): 螞蚱戴眼鏡，沒有那麼大的臉
Pinyin: màzha dài yǎnjìng, méiyǒu nàme dà de liǎn
Bopomofo: ㄇㄚˋ ˙ㄓㄚㄉㄞˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ，ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄚˋ ˙ㄇㄜㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄌㄧㄢˇ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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