窗户里吹喇叭,鸣声在外窗戶里吹喇叭,鳴聲在外窗户里吹喇叭,鳴聲在外

blowing a trumpet inside a window: the sound (鸣) goes outside

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said of someone whose name and reputation have spread widely.
Wordplay: 鸣 (míng, sound) is written for 名 (míng, fame), so 'the sound goes out' also means 'the name is known abroad'.

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Simplified: 窗户里吹喇叭,鸣声在外
Traditional (Taiwan): 窗戶里吹喇叭,鳴聲在外
Traditional (Hong Kong): 窗户里吹喇叭,鳴聲在外
Pinyin: chuānghu lǐ chuīlǎba,míngshēng zàiwài
Bopomofo: ㄔㄨㄤ ˙ㄏㄨㄌㄧˇ ㄔㄨㄟㄌㄚˇ ˙ㄅㄚ,ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄥㄗㄞˋ ㄨㄞˋ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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