算哪根蔥

简 算哪根葱 · 繁 算哪根蔥
Mandarin · pinyin suàn nǎ gēn cōng

Meanings

  1. who do (you) think (you) are?
  2. who does (he, she etc) think (he, she) is?
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算
suàn · count, calculate, figure; plan
哪
nǎ · which? where? how?
根
gēn · root, base(d on); foundation
蔥
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葱
cōng · scallions, leeks, green onions
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4–3–1–1 · suan4 na3 gen1 cong1

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  1. (Internet slang) Who does [someone] think [someone] is? / [Someone] is nobody.

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Exact source record算哪根蔥 算哪根葱 [suan4 na3 gen1 cong1] /who do (you) think (you) are?/who does (he, she etc) think (he, she) is?/