江里的浪花，不是吹的江里的浪花，不是吹的江里的浪花，不是吹的

waves on the river: not blown up

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Something achieved only by real work, not by boasting. Often mocking of braggarts.
Wordplay: 吹 (chuī) means both wind blowing and bragging.

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Simplified: 江里的浪花，不是吹的
Pinyin: Jiāng lǐ de lànghuā, bú shì chuī de
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄤㄌㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄌㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄚ，ㄅㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄔㄨㄟ ˙ㄉㄜ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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