You swan, he frog
"You swan, he frog", abbreviated as "U swan, he frog", also "You pretty, he ugly, u swan, he frog", is a comforting Chinglish phrase popularized on social media.[1] This phrase is a take on a Chinese allegory, “a toad wants to eat the meat of a swan” (simplified Chinese: 癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉; traditional Chinese: 癩蛤蟆想吃天鵝肉), which describes the pursuit of something that one is unworthy of.[2] This phrase stems from a comment from a post on 7 August 2024 by a foreign blogger on Xiaohongshu that later spread to social media platform X.[2] The metaphor of the swan and the frog has also gone viral, with a variety of memes juxtaposing celebrities or cartoon characters deemed unsuited for each other and designating them as either swans or frogs.[2]
References
- ^ Malay Mail (2024-08-21). "From heartbreak to hilarity: Social media's 'You Swan, He Frog' gives a unique spin on comforting a sad blogger". Yahoo News. KUALA LUMPUR.
- ^ a b c "'U swan, he frog': Comforting Chinglish goes viral". The Straits Time. BEIJING. 2024-08-23.
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