癞蛤蟆跳到脚背上,咬不咬吓一跳癩蛤蟆跳到腳背上,咬不咬嚇一跳癩蛤蟆跳到腳背上,咬不咬嚇一跳

A toad hops onto your foot: whether or not it bites, it gives you a fright

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Said of someone or something that may not be able to do real harm but can still scare or upset you. Used of a nuisance or petty menace.

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Simplified: 癞蛤蟆跳到脚背上,咬不咬吓一跳
Traditional (Taiwan): 癩蛤蟆跳到腳背上,咬不咬嚇一跳
Pinyin: làiháma tiào dào jiǎobèi shang,yǎo bù yǎo xiàyítiào
Pinyin (Taiwan): làiháma tiào dào jiǎobèi shàng,yǎo bù yǎo xiàyítiào
Bopomofo: ㄌㄞˋ ㄏㄚˊ ˙ㄇㄚㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄤˋ,ㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧˊ ㄊㄧㄠˋ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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