一朵鲜花插在牛粪上
Mandarin
| simpl. | 一朵鲜花插在牛粪上 | |
|---|---|---|
| trad. | 一朵鮮花插在牛糞上 | |
Etymology
Literally: A bouquet of flowers stuck into a pile of cow manure.
Idiom
一朵鲜花插在牛粪上 (simplified, Pinyin yī duǒ xiānhuā chā zài niúfèn shàng, traditional 一朵鮮花插在牛糞上)
- a beautiful or talented woman who marries an ugly or untalented husband
References
- "一朵鲜花插在牛粪上" (in Mandarin), Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2009-05-18.