蛤蟆跳到秤盘里，不知自己有几两肉蛤蟆跳到秤盤里，不知自己有幾兩肉蛤蟆跳到秤盤里，不知自己有幾兩肉

a toad jumping onto a scale pan: doesn't know how many ounces of flesh it has

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Mocks someone who overestimates themselves and has no self-awareness.

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Simplified: 蛤蟆跳到秤盘里，不知自己有几两肉
Traditional (Taiwan): 蛤蟆跳到秤盤里，不知自己有幾兩肉
Pinyin: háma tiào dào chèngpán li, bùzhī zìjǐ yǒu jǐ liǎng ròu
Pinyin (Taiwan): háma tiào dào chèngpán lǐ, bùzhī zìjǐ yǒu jǐ liǎng ròu
Bopomofo: ㄏㄚˊ ˙ㄇㄚㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄔㄥˋ ㄆㄢˊ ㄌㄧˇ，ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄖㄡˋ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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