Social Rituals
بادمجان دور قاب چین
/ bâdemjân-e dor-e qâb chin /
phrase · sycophant arranging eggplants
Say itbâ-dem-JÂN-e DOR-e QÂB CHIN
Meaning
معنی۱
The image comes from the Iranian dinner table, where presentation matters and the platter (قاب) is composed deliberately. Suburban Tehran families still use the phrase at weekend lunches when someone's behavior at work comes up. It is folk shorthand for the office sycophant, recognized across generations.
In a sentence
مثالاون فقط بادمجان دور قاب چینه
un faghat bâdemjân-e dor-e qâb chine
He's just a yes-man
بادمجان دور قاب چین رئیس شده
bâdemjân-e dor-e qâb chin-e ra'is shode
He's become the boss's brown-noser
دور و بر مدیر پر از بادمجان دور قاب چینه
dowr-o-bar-e modir por az bâdemjân-e dor-e qâb chine
The manager is surrounded by yes-men
In its constellation
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بادمجان دور قاب چینbâdemjân-e dor-e qâb chin
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