山顶上吹喇叭，站得高，响得远山頂上吹喇叭，站得高，響得遠山頂上吹喇叭，站得高，響得遠

blowing a trumpet on a mountaintop: standing high, the sound (thinking) carries far

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes a person with far-sighted vision and broad outlook. Approving.
Wordplay: 响 (xiǎng, sound) puns on 想 (xiǎng, think): the trumpet's sound carries far, and one's thinking reaches far.

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Simplified: 山顶上吹喇叭，站得高，响得远
Traditional (Taiwan): 山頂上吹喇叭，站得高，響得遠
Pinyin: shāndǐng shàng chuīlǎba, zhàn de gāo, xiǎng de yuǎn
Bopomofo: ㄕㄢㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄨㄟㄌㄚˇ ˙ㄅㄚ，ㄓㄢˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄍㄠ，ㄒㄧㄤˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄩㄢˇ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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