属公鸡的，光打鸣儿不下蛋屬公雞的，光打鳴兒不下蛋屬公雞的，光打鳴兒不下蛋

born a rooster: only crows and never lays eggs

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Mocks someone who talks loudly but produces no real results. Compare: all talk and no action.

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Simplified: 属公鸡的，光打鸣儿不下蛋
Traditional (Taiwan): 屬公雞的，光打鳴兒不下蛋
Pinyin: shǔ gōngjī de, guāng dǎmíngr bú xiàdàn
Bopomofo: ㄕㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄥㄐㄧ ˙ㄉㄜ，ㄍㄨㄤㄉㄚˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊㄦㄅㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄢˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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