To say that a person is a peacock means that this person is narcissistic and self-satisfied.

To say that a peacock originated in proud as a peacock-a romantic allegorical saying, proud as a peacock is often a female peacock. In order to courtship, when the peacock is in estrus, the male peacock usually tries his best to show the strength and beauty of the male.

This is related to the innate habits of peacocks. When the peacock feels that he sees something more beautiful than himself, he will open his screen and show his most beautiful side to compare with him, but other things don't mean to compare with him, so proud as a peacock is full of love.

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Idioms describing a peacock:

1. Affectionate oneself

Interpretation: thinking oneself or imagining oneself as someone else's Mr Right.

Source: Wang Shuo's "Emerging from the Sea": "Don't be so full of yourself, thinking that I am reluctant to part with you."

Second, pretentious

Interpretation: I think I am great, and I think I am better than others.

Source: Qing Pu Songling's Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio Yang Dahong: "Mr. Dahong Yang was a famous Confucian when he was young, and he was pretentious."

Translation: Mr. Yang's name is Da Hong, and he is a famous Confucian scholar when he was young, and he thinks he is great.