肥皂泡,吹得再大也要破肥皂泡,吹得再大也要破肥皂泡,吹得再大也要破

a soap bubble: however big you blow it, it will burst

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

Meaning: Boasting, however grand, will eventually be exposed and fall apart.
Wordplay: 破 (pò) means a bubble bursting and also hopes or lies being shattered.

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Simplified: 肥皂泡,吹得再大也要破
Pinyin: féizàopào,chuī de zài dà yě yào pò
Bopomofo: ㄈㄟˊ ㄗㄠˋ ㄆㄠˋ,ㄔㄨㄟ ˙ㄉㄜㄗㄞˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄝˇ ㄧㄠˋ ㄆㄛˋ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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