墙头儿吹喇叭,内外都响牆頭兒吹喇叭,內外都響牆頭兒吹喇叭,內外都響

blowing a horn on top of a wall: it sounds both inside and out

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: A person has a good reputation both inside and outside their circle. Approving.
Wordplay: 响 (xiǎng) means both 'sounds loudly' and 'is well known, has a fine name'.

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Simplified: 墙头儿吹喇叭,内外都响
Traditional (Taiwan): 牆頭兒吹喇叭,內外都響
Pinyin: qiáng tóur chuīlǎba,nèiwài dōu xiǎng
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄡˊㄦㄔㄨㄟㄌㄚˇ ˙ㄅㄚ,ㄋㄟˋ ㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄡㄒㄧㄤˇ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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