zhū​bā​jiè​zhào​jìng​zi

in a spot where nothing you do is right

  • created reference approved 猪八戒照镜子/豬八戒照鏡子 → 里外不是人/裡外不是人 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    猪八戒照镜子 / 豬八戒照鏡子 zhū​bā​jiè​zhào​jìng​zi

    里外不是人 / 裡外不是人 lǐ​wài​bù​shì​rén

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  • created reference approved 猪八戒照镜子/豬八戒照鏡子 → 自找难看/自找難看 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    猪八戒照镜子 / 豬八戒照鏡子 zhū​bā​jiè​zhào​jìng​zi

    自找难看 / 自找難看 zì​zhǎo​nán​kàn

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  • created sense approved 猪八戒照镜子/豬八戒照鏡子 · zhū​bā​jiè​zhào​jìng​zi · in a spot where nothing you do is right — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    猪八戒照镜子 / 豬八戒照鏡子

    zhū​bā​jiè​zhào​jìng​zi

    in a spot where nothing you do is right

    A two-part allegorical saying (xiehouyu) meaning to be caught in a situation where you cannot please anyone, or where you are criticized by both sides; literally "Zhu Bajie looks in the mirror" (and sees that neither the face in the mirror nor the face outside is human).

    猪八戒 (literal) → 猪八戒/豬八戒 · zhū​bā​jiè · Zhu Bajie 照镜子 (literal) → 照镜子/照鏡子 · zhào​jìng​zi · to look in the mirror

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  • created sense approved 猪八戒照镜子/豬八戒照鏡子 · zhū​bā​jiè​zhào​jìng​zi · to seek or receive a public humiliation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    猪八戒照镜子 / 豬八戒照鏡子

    zhū​bā​jiè​zhào​jìng​zi

    to seek or receive a public humiliation

    A two-part allegorical saying (xiehouyu) meaning to bring shame upon oneself or to be openly embarrassed by someone else; based on the idea that if the ugly Zhu Bajie looks in a mirror, the reflection will inevitably be unpleasant.

    猪八戒 (literal) → 猪八戒/豬八戒 · zhū​bā​jiè · Zhu Bajie 照镜子 (literal) → 照镜子/照鏡子 · zhào​jìng​zi · to look in the mirror

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