矮子踩高跷,猛长一截 矮子踩高蹺,猛長一截 矮子踩高蹺,猛長一截

A short man on stilts: suddenly a stretch taller

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語

Meaning
Describes something that suddenly rises or makes striking progress. Light and humorous.
Simplified
矮子踩高跷,猛长一截
Traditional (Taiwan)
矮子踩高蹺,猛長一截
Pinyin
ǎizi cǎigāoqiāo, měng zhǎng yìjié
Bopomofo
ㄞˇ ˙ㄗ ㄘㄞˇ ㄍㄠ ㄑㄧㄠ,ㄇㄥˇ ㄓㄤˇ ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

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

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