灶门前拿竹筒，吹了灶門前拿竹筒，吹了灶門前拿竹筒，吹了

holding a bamboo tube at the stove opening: blowing

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone boasting or talking big. Mocking.
Wordplay: 吹 (chuī) means literally blowing on the fire, and also bragging.

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Simplified: 灶门前拿竹筒，吹了
Traditional (Taiwan): 灶門前拿竹筒，吹了
Pinyin: zào ménqián ná zhútǒng, chuīle
Bopomofo: ㄗㄠˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄚˊ ㄓㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄥˇ，ㄔㄨㄟ ˙ㄌㄜ

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

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