房间里的大象

Traditional: 房間裡的大象

fáng jiān lǐ de dà xiàng

Dictionary entry

the elephant in the room

What does 房间里的大象 mean?

房间里的大象 (fáng jiān lǐ de dà xiàng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the elephant in the room

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房Fángsurname Fang 间jiānbetween · among 里lǐvariant of 裡|里[li3]的deof; ~'s (possessive particle) · (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)象xiàngelephant · CL:隻|只[zhi1]

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How to pronounce 房间里的大象

房间里的大象

fáng jiān lǐ de dà xiàng

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