瘦驴拉硬屎，硬撑架子瘦驢拉硬屎，硬撐架子瘦驢拉硬屎，硬撐架子

a thin donkey passing hard dung: forcing up a show

Saying俗语俗語

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

May offend: vulgar language

Meaning: Mocks someone who strains to keep up appearances when they lack the means. Contemptuous.

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Simplified: 瘦驴拉硬屎，硬撑架子
Traditional (Taiwan): 瘦驢拉硬屎，硬撐架子
Pinyin: shòu lǘ lāyìngshǐ, yìngchēng jiàzi
Bopomofo: ㄕㄡˋ ㄌㄩˊ ㄌㄚㄧㄥˋ ㄕˇ，ㄧㄥˋ ㄔㄥㄐㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄗ

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

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