而是只鼻孔朝天的大白鹅
“It was a proud white goose.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
发现他其实不是小鸭子
“I realized it wasn't a duckling at all.”
而 是 只 鼻孔朝天 的 大白鹅
“It was a proud white goose.”
白鹅就白鹅吧
“Fine, it was a goose.”
“He is not cute at all—he is an arrogant snob who thinks he is better than everyone else.”
Chinese speakers often invoke animal imagery to playfully caricature human traits; geese are culturally known for their aggressive, puffed-up, and haughty demeanor.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
with one's nostrils in the air; snooty; arrogant
A vivid colloquial idiom used to vividly describe someone who behaves pretentiously or looks down on others.
big white goose
Often used colloquially in modern Chinese to caricature someone acting proud, stubborn, or strutting haughtily.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He's just a silly goose,”
“See how nicely I fixed her up.”
“They have geese here too! Probably roast goose.”
“other than being stuck-up,”
“other than being stuck-up, I plead not guilty.”
“This chicken's been pieced together.”