萤火虫的屁股，没多大亮儿螢火蟲的屁股，沒多大亮兒螢火蟲的屁股，沒多大亮兒

a firefly's backside: not much light

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

May offend: vulgar language

Meaning: Describes someone of limited ability or prospects. Mocking and slightly coarse.
Wordplay: 亮儿 (liàngr) means literal "light" and figuratively "ability, promise".

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Simplified: 萤火虫的屁股，没多大亮儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 螢火蟲的屁股，沒多大亮兒
Pinyin: yínghuǒchóng de pìgu, méi duō dà liàngr
Bopomofo: ㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄆㄧˋ ˙ㄍㄨ，ㄇㄟˊ ㄉㄨㄛㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋㄦ

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

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