粵犬吠雪
yuè​quǎn​fèi​xuě

to make a fuss over something normal due to lack of experience

  • created reference approved 粤犬吠雪/粵犬吠雪 → 越犬吠雪 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    粤犬吠雪 / 粵犬吠雪 yuè​quǎn​fèi​xuě

    越犬吠雪 yuè​quǎn​fèi​xuě

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 粤犬吠雪/粵犬吠雪 · yuè​quǎn​fèi​xuě · to make a fuss over something normal due to lack of experience — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    粤犬吠雪 / 粵犬吠雪

    yuè​quǎn​fèi​xuě

    to make a fuss over something normal due to lack of experience

    Literally "Guangdong dogs bark at snow"; describes someone who is surprised by a normal phenomenon because they have little experience, or someone who is narrow-minded and easily startled

    粤 (literal) → 粤/粵 · yuè · Guangdong; Cantonese 犬 (literal) → 犬 · quǎn · dog 吠 (literal) → 吠 · fèi · to bark 雪 (literal) → 雪 · xuě · snow

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