長脖鹿

長脖鹿

1. (Mandarin, colloquial) giraffe (Classifier: 隻／只 m; 頭／头 m; 匹 m; 個／个 m)
   • 1962, 许多, “大鬧碧清泉”, in 《黎明早行车》, Beijing: 北京出版社, page 69:

     一个又高又瘦像个长脖鹿，一个又矬又胖像个大熊猫。 [MSC, simp.]
     一個又高又瘦像個長脖鹿，一個又矬又胖像個大熊貓。 [MSC, trad.]

     Yī ge yòu gāo yòu shòu xiàng ge chángbólù, yī ge yòu cuó yòu pàng xiàng ge dàxióngmāo. [Pinyin]

     One is tall and skinny like a giraffe; the other is short and plump like a giant panda.

   • 1997, 霍秀茹, quoting 袁宗民, “学生流失现象的调查报告”, in 作文教学研究中心, editor, 中国高中生优秀作文鉴赏大全, Beijing: 中国少年儿童出版社, →ISBN, page 396:

     我的岁数比别人大，个子也高，站在同学里象匹长脖鹿。 [MSC, simp.]
     我的歲數比別人大，個子也高，站在同學裡象匹長脖鹿。 [MSC, trad.]

     Wǒ de suìshù bǐ biérén dà, gèzi yě gāo, zhàn zài tóngxué lǐ xiàng pǐ chángbólù. [Pinyin]

     I'm older than other people, and I'm tall. When I stand among my classmates, I'm like a giraffe.

   • 2004, 墨生, “金银柜”, in 斑驳, Harbin: 北方文艺出版社, →ISBN, page 230:

     在福泰的身后尾巴似地跟着一个年轻人，白白净净的一张脸，中等个儿，有点水蛇腰，走起路来一蹿一蹿的，像头长脖鹿。 [MSC, simp.]
     在福泰的身後尾巴似地跟著一個年輕人，白白淨淨的一張臉，中等個兒，有點水蛇腰，走起路來一躥一躥的，像頭長脖鹿。 [MSC, trad.]

     Zài Fútài de shēnhòu wěiba shìde gēnzhe yī ge niánqīngrén, báibáijìngjìng de yī zhāng liǎn, zhōngděng gèr, yǒudiǎn shuǐshéyāo, zǒuqǐ lù lái yī cuān yī cuān de, xiàng tóu chángbólù. [Pinyin]

     Following closely behind Futai is a youngster with a pale, clean face, medium size, a bit of a slim waist. When he walks, he leaps and leaps like a giraffe.

   • 2021, 王占君, 白莲英豪, Beijing: 华夏出版社, →ISBN, page 143:

     他年约四十，生得像只长脖鹿，脑袋不大，脖子挺长。 [MSC, simp.]
     他年約四十，生得像隻長脖鹿，腦袋不大，脖子挺長。 [MSC, trad.]

     Tā nián yuē sìshí, shēng de xiàng zhī chángbólù, nǎodai bù dà, bózi tǐng cháng. [Pinyin]

     He is around 40 and looks like a giraffe; his head is not big, and his neck is quite long.