上城头学喇叭，本领不高吹得高上城頭學喇叭，本領不高吹得高上城頭學喇叭，本領不高吹得高

going up on the city wall to learn the bugle: skill isn't high but the blowing is high

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Mocks someone with little ability who brags loudly.

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Simplified: 上城头学喇叭，本领不高吹得高
Traditional (Taiwan): 上城頭學喇叭，本領不高吹得高
Pinyin: shàng chéngtóu xué lǎba, běnlǐng bù gāo chuī de gāo
Bopomofo: ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄌㄚˇ ˙ㄅㄚ，ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄠㄔㄨㄟ ˙ㄉㄜㄍㄠ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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