屎壳郎趴在鞭鞘上，只知道腾云驾雾，不知道死在眼前屎殼郎趴在鞭鞘上，只知道騰雲駕霧，不知道死在眼前屎殼郎趴在鞭鞘上，只知道騰雲駕霧，不知道死在眼前

a dung beetle clinging to a whip lash: knows only of soaring through the clouds, not that death is before its eyes

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 is pleased with themselves and unaware of imminent danger.

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Simplified: 屎壳郎趴在鞭鞘上，只知道腾云驾雾，不知道死在眼前
Traditional (Taiwan): 屎殼郎趴在鞭鞘上，只知道騰雲駕霧，不知道死在眼前
Pinyin: shǐkélàng pā zài biānshāo shang, zhǐ zhīdào téngyúnjiàwù, bù zhīdào sǐ zài yǎnqián
Pinyin (Taiwan): shǐkélàng pā zài biānshāo shàng, zhǐ zhīdào téngyúnjiàwù, bù zhīdào sǐ zài yǎnqián
Bopomofo: ㄕˇ ㄎㄜˊ ㄌㄤˋ ㄆㄚㄗㄞˋ ㄅㄧㄢㄕㄠㄕㄤˋ，ㄓˇ ㄓㄉㄠˋ ㄊㄥˊ ㄩㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄨˋ，ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄉㄠˋ ㄙˇ ㄗㄞˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

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

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