蛤蟆上脚面，往背上爬蛤蟆上腳面，往背上爬蛤蟆上腳面，往背上爬

a toad on the top of the foot: climbing up the back (generation)

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Mocks someone who acts like an elder and claims seniority they don't have.
Wordplay: 背 (bèi, back) is a pun on 辈 (bèi, generation), so 'climbing up the back' reads as 'rising in generation'.

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Simplified: 蛤蟆上脚面，往背上爬
Traditional (Taiwan): 蛤蟆上腳面，往背上爬
Pinyin: háma shàng jiǎomiàn, wǎng bèi shàngpá
Bopomofo: ㄏㄚˊ ˙ㄇㄚㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ，ㄨㄤˇ ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄆㄚˊ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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