戏台上的皇帝,威风不了几时戲臺上的皇帝,威風不了幾時戲台上的皇帝,威風不了幾時

an emperor on the stage: his power won't last long

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Mocking: those throwing their weight around won't enjoy it for long.

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Simplified: 戏台上的皇帝,威风不了几时
Traditional (Taiwan): 戲臺上的皇帝,威風不了幾時
Traditional (Hong Kong): 戲台上的皇帝,威風不了幾時
Pinyin: xìtái shàng de huángdì,wēifēng bù liǎo jǐshí
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧˋ ㄊㄞˊ ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄧˋ,ㄨㄟㄈㄥㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧˇ ㄕˊ

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

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