本事不是吹的本事不是吹的本事不是吹的

skill is not something you get by blowing

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Real ability comes from hard work, not boasting. Used to rebuke bragging. Close to 'actions speak louder than words'.

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Simplified: 本事不是吹的
Pinyin: běnshi bú shì chuī de
Bopomofo: ㄅㄣˇ ˙ㄕㄅㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄔㄨㄟ ˙ㄉㄜ

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

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