山雞舞鏡shān jī wǔ jìnga pheasant dancing before a mirror—look at one’s reflection and admire oneself; look at one’s shadow and lament one’s lot
? 山雞愛舞鏡，海燕貪棲梁。(黃遵憲《番客篇》) The pheasant likes to dance before the mirror,and the petrel is inclined to perch on the beam.
? 這個姑娘長得很漂亮，但還沒有男朋友。她常像～一樣，顧影自憐。This girl is very good-looking but hasn’t got a boy friend.She often looks at her own reflection and admires herself like a pheasant dancing before a mirror. 山雞舞鏡shān jī wǔ jìnɡ山雞：野雞。山雞照著鏡子起舞。比喻顧影自憐。look at one’s reflection and admire oneself, look at one’s shadow and lament one’s lot |