啄木鸟翻跟头,耍花哨屁股 啄木鳥翻跟頭,耍花哨屁股 啄木鳥翻跟頭,耍花哨屁股

woodpecker turning a somersault: showing off its fancy rear

Saying俗语俗語

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

May offend: vulgar language

Meaning
Mocks someone who cares only about looking impressive and not about practical results.
Simplified
啄木鸟翻跟头,耍花哨屁股
Traditional (Taiwan)
啄木鳥翻跟頭,耍花哨屁股
Pinyin
zhuómùniǎo fāngēntou, shuǎ huāshao pìgu
Bopomofo
ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄈㄢ ㄍㄣ ˙ㄊㄡ,ㄕㄨㄚˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ˙ㄕㄠ ㄆㄧˋ ˙ㄍㄨ

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

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