说大话,使小钱 說大話,使小錢 説大話,使小錢

talk big, spend small

Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Meaning
To boast loudly but be stingy when it comes to acting. Critical.
Simplified
说大话,使小钱
Traditional (Taiwan)
說大話,使小錢
Traditional (Hong Kong)
説大話,使小錢
Pinyin
shuōdàhuà, shǐ xiǎoqián
Bopomofo
ㄕㄨㄛ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ,ㄕˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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