伸嘴舔月亮，不知道自己的舌头长短伸嘴舔月亮，不知道自己的舌頭長短伸嘴舔月亮，不知道自己的舌頭長短

sticking out one's mouth to lick the moon: not knowing how long one's tongue is

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Mocks someone who tries to flatter another but cannot pull it off, and who overestimates their own ability.

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Simplified: 伸嘴舔月亮，不知道自己的舌头长短
Traditional (Taiwan): 伸嘴舔月亮，不知道自己的舌頭長短
Pinyin: shēn zuǐ tiǎn yuèliang, bù zhīdào zìjǐ de shétou chángduǎn
Bopomofo: ㄕㄣㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄊㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄝˋ ˙ㄌㄧㄤ，ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄉㄠˋ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄕㄜˊ ˙ㄊㄡㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄢˇ

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

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