牛皮不是吹的，火车不是推的牛皮不是吹的，火車不是推的牛皮不是吹的，火車不是推的

oxhide isn't blown up, a train isn't pushed

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Boasting gets nothing done; real action is needed. Mocking toward braggarts.

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Simplified: 牛皮不是吹的，火车不是推的
Traditional (Taiwan): 牛皮不是吹的，火車不是推的
Pinyin: niúpí bú shì chuī de, huǒchē bú shì tuī de
Bopomofo: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄧˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄔㄨㄟ ˙ㄉㄜ，ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄜㄅㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄊㄨㄟ ˙ㄉㄜ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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