卖油的敲锅盖，货不怎么样，牌子不小賣油的敲鍋蓋，貨不怎麼樣，牌子不小賣油的敲鍋蓋，貨不怎麼樣，牌子不小

the oil seller bangs a pot lid: the goods aren't much, but the sign is big

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Mocks someone who is not very capable but gives himself great airs.

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Simplified: 卖油的敲锅盖，货不怎么样，牌子不小
Traditional (Taiwan): 賣油的敲鍋蓋，貨不怎麼樣，牌子不小
Pinyin: mài yóu de qiāo guōgài, huò bùzěnmeyàng, páizi bù xiǎo
Bopomofo: ㄇㄞˋ ㄧㄡˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄑㄧㄠㄍㄨㄛㄍㄞˋ，ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜㄧㄤˋ，ㄆㄞˊ ˙ㄗㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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