鼻子不是鼻子臉不是臉

See also: 鼻子不是鼻子脸不是脸

Chinese

		nose; snot; mucus	to not be	nose; snot; mucus	face	to not be	face
trad. (鼻子不是鼻子臉不是臉)		鼻子	不是	鼻子	臉	不是	臉
simp. (鼻子不是鼻子脸不是脸)		鼻子	不是	鼻子	脸	不是	脸
Literally: “the nose is not the nose and the face is not the face”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bízi bùshì bízi liǎn bùshì liǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˊ ˙ㄗㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄅㄧˊ ˙ㄗㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bízi bùshì bízi liǎn bùshì liǎn [Phonetic: bízi búshì bízi liǎn búshì liǎn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˊ ˙ㄗㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄅㄧˊ ˙ㄗㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: byi.tzy bushyh byi.tzy lean bushyh lean
  - IPA ^(key): /pi³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ pi³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

鼻子不是鼻子臉不是臉

(colloquial) to flare up; to be in a foul temper; in a bad mood; unhappy
- 正當猴子忙得昏天暗地之時，肥貓會突然提起猴子早就忘了的另外幾件事，然後就鼻子不是鼻子臉不是臉的把猴子狠狠臭罵一頓。 [MSC, trad.]
  正当猴子忙得昏天暗地之时，肥猫会突然提起猴子早就忘了的另外几件事，然后就鼻子不是鼻子脸不是脸的把猴子狠狠臭骂一顿。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2006: Crystal (ed.), 序章：三、為什麼要解聘員工
  Zhèngdāng hóuzi máng de hūntiān'àndì zhī shí, féi māo huì tūrán tíqǐ hóuzi zǎo jiù wàng le de lìngwài jǐ jiàn shì, ránhòu jiù bízi bùshì bízi liǎn bùshì liǎn de bǎ hóuzi hěnhěn chòumà yī dùn. [Pinyin]
  Just as the monkey was dazed and confused, the fat cat suddenly mentioned something he had forgotten, whereupon the fat cat got ticked off and ruthlessly started to abuse him.

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