案板底下放风筝，飞不起来案板底下放風箏，飛不起來案板底下放風箏，飛不起來

Flying a kite under the chopping board: it can't take off

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: With too little room, a person with talent can't show it. Sympathetic.

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Simplified: 案板底下放风筝，飞不起来
Traditional (Taiwan): 案板底下放風箏，飛不起來
Pinyin: ànbǎn dǐxia fàng fēngzheng, fēi bù qǐlai
Bopomofo: ㄢˋ ㄅㄢˇ ㄉㄧˇ ˙ㄒㄧㄚㄈㄤˋ ㄈㄥ ˙ㄓㄥ，ㄈㄟㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ ˙ㄌㄞ

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

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