狮子尾巴摇铃铛,热闹在后头 獅子尾巴搖鈴鐺,熱鬧在後頭 獅子尾巴搖鈴鐺,熱鬧在後頭

the lion's tail shakes a bell: the excitement is still to come

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning
The best or biggest part is still to come; something major is about to happen. Said lightly, sometimes as a warning.
Simplified
狮子尾巴摇铃铛,热闹在后头
Traditional (Taiwan)
獅子尾巴搖鈴鐺,熱鬧在後頭
Pinyin
shīzi wěiba yáo língdang, rènao zài hòutou
Bopomofo
ㄕ ˙ㄗ ㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄅㄚ ㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄉㄤ,ㄖㄜˋ ˙ㄋㄠ ㄗㄞˋ ㄏㄡˋ ˙ㄊㄡ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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