posing as a pheasant standing on one foot(jīn jī dú lì)

posing as a pheasant standing on one foot

Jinjiindependency, a Chinese word, Pinyin is j ī NJ ī D ú L ì, which means standing on one leg. It's from Jing Hua Yuan by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Chapter 74 of Jing Hua Yuan written by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty: "I'm an independent golden rooster. I want to be a little long."

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] stands out from the crowd and [antonym] is plain

Idiom usage

When you stand on this table, you are not allowed to put down that leg. Mao Dun's midnight

Chinese PinYin : jīn jī dú lì