到站的火车，叫得响，走得慢到站的火車，叫得響，走得慢到站的火車，叫得響，走得慢

a train arriving at the station: whistles loudly, moves slowly

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Mocks someone who talks big and loudly but acts slowly or falls short in deeds. Like 'all talk and no action'.

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Simplified: 到站的火车，叫得响，走得慢
Traditional (Taiwan): 到站的火車，叫得響，走得慢
Pinyin: dào zhàn de huǒchē, jiào de xiǎng, zǒu de màn
Bopomofo: ㄉㄠˋ ㄓㄢˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄜ，ㄐㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄒㄧㄤˇ，ㄗㄡˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄇㄢˋ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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