行夜路吹口哨儿，给自己壮胆行夜路吹口哨兒，給自己壯膽行夜路吹口哨兒，給自己壯膽

whistling when walking at night: to give oneself courage

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Forcing oneself to seem brave when actually timid. Like 'whistling in the dark'.

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Simplified: 行夜路吹口哨儿，给自己壮胆
Traditional (Taiwan): 行夜路吹口哨兒，給自己壯膽
Pinyin: xíng yè lù chuīkǒushào ér, gěi zìjǐ zhuàngdǎn
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄔㄨㄟㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄠˋ ㄦˊ，ㄍㄟˇ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄉㄢˇ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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