癞蛤蟆想飞,不是上天的料癩蛤蟆想飛,不是上天的料癩蛤蟆想飛,不是上天的料

A toad wants to fly: it isn't the stuff for reaching the sky

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Mocks someone who aims to become a great figure but lacks the qualities to do it. Scornful and dismissive.

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Simplified: 癞蛤蟆想飞,不是上天的料
Traditional (Taiwan): 癩蛤蟆想飛,不是上天的料
Pinyin: làiháma xiǎng fēi,bú shì shàngtiān de liào
Bopomofo: ㄌㄞˋ ㄏㄚˊ ˙ㄇㄚㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄈㄟ,ㄅㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ˙ㄉㄜㄌㄧㄠˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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