坐在飞机上唱歌，尽唱高调坐在飛機上唱歌，儘唱高調坐在飛機上唱歌，儘唱高調

singing on an airplane: all high-pitched tunes

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Mocks someone who makes lofty, empty statements that have nothing to do with reality. Critical.
Wordplay: 高调 (gāodiào) means both a high-pitched tune sung high in the air and 'lofty talk' that is unrealistic.

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Simplified: 坐在飞机上唱歌，尽唱高调
Traditional (Taiwan): 坐在飛機上唱歌，儘唱高調
Pinyin: zuò zài fēijī shang chànggē, jìn chànggāodiào
Pinyin (Taiwan): zuò zài fēijī shàng chànggē, jǐn chànggāodiào
Bopomofo: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄈㄟㄐㄧㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄤˋ ㄍㄜ，ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄔㄤˋ ㄍㄠㄉㄧㄠˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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