老母鸡撵兔子,假充鹰 老母雞攆兔子,假充鷹 老母雞攆兔子,假充鷹

a hen chasing a rabbit: pretending to be a hawk

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning
A person with no real ability poses as a capable one. Mocking.
Simplified
老母鸡撵兔子,假充鹰
Traditional (Taiwan)
老母雞攆兔子,假充鷹
Pinyin
lǎo mǔjī niǎn tùzi,jiǎchōng yīng
Bopomofo
ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄨˇ ㄐㄧ ㄋㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄨˋ ˙ㄗ,ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄧㄥ

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

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