a male goose (= a bird like a large duck) Topics Birdsc2公鹅 Word OriginOld English gandra, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gander, also to gannet.
Idioms
have/take a gander (at something)
- (informal)
to look at something 看一看;看一眼
what’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
- (old-fashioned, saying)
what one person is allowed to do, another person must be allowed to do in a similar situation Topics Permission and obligationc2适于此者亦应适于彼;应该一视同仁