程咬金上阵，三板斧程咬金上陣，三板斧程咬金上陣，三板斧

Cheng Yaojin goes into battle: three swings of the axe

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Someone who starts out strongly but soon runs out of steam. It is said of a person who has only a few tricks. Cheng Yaojin was a legendary general in popular tales.

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Simplified: 程咬金上阵，三板斧
Traditional (Taiwan): 程咬金上陣，三板斧
Pinyin: chéngyǎojīn shàngzhèn, sān bǎnfǔ
Bopomofo: ㄔㄥˊ ㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄣˋ，ㄙㄢㄅㄢˇ ㄈㄨˇ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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