“You swan, he frog” is a comment left on a blogger’s post about having to say goodbye to her boyfriend on a Chinese social media site. The white blogger, who goes by YouKris, left a tearful photo on the platform and Chinese users rushed to offer words of comfort, make jokes, or trash her boyfriend’s looks.
“you pretty, he ugly, you swan, he frog!” one commenter wrote.
“you pretty, he ugly, you swan, he frog!” one commenter wrote.
by itZzzzzzz August 19, 2024
a Chinese phrase whose full version is "you pretty, he ugly. you swan, he frog." The phrase is used to comfort a girl who broke up with her boyfriend. The phrase is originally expressed as "she swan, you frog", which is formally translated as "the toad on the ground wants to eat the swan in the sky", referring to a man's impratical ideal of dating or marring a woman. "Swan" is usually considered as a metaphor for beautiful women, while "frog" is an informal substitution for toad, which is usually considered as a metaphor for ugly men. The phrase is usually used ironicly to critize one's dream of falling in a romantic relationship with others.
"I broke up with my bf!"
-"Come on! you swan, he frog."
"I want to marry Zhou huimin!"
-"You idoit. she swan, you frog."
-"Come on! you swan, he frog."
"I want to marry Zhou huimin!"
-"You idoit. she swan, you frog."
by lyccccc June 17, 2025