大桅杆上拉二胡，扯高调儿大桅杆上拉二胡，扯高調兒大桅杆上拉二胡，扯高調兒

playing the erhu on the main mast: pulling a high tune

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Mocks someone who makes lofty, impractical statements.
Wordplay: 高调儿 (gāodiàor) means both a high-pitched tune and empty, grandiose talk.

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Simplified: 大桅杆上拉二胡，扯高调儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 大桅杆上拉二胡，扯高調兒
Pinyin: dà wéigān shàng lā èrhú, chě gāodiào ér
Bopomofo: ㄉㄚˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄢㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄚㄦˋ ㄏㄨˊ，ㄔㄜˇ ㄍㄠㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄦˊ

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

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