进站的火车头，又窝火又泄汽進站的火車頭，又窩火又洩汽進站的火車頭，又窩火又泄汽

a locomotive pulling into the station: it banks its fire and lets off steam (anger)

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone who has to swallow their anger and, as a result, loses their confidence and drive. Sympathetic or humorous.
Wordplay: 窝火 (wōhuǒ) means both to damp down the furnace and to bottle up anger; 汽 (qì, steam) stands for 气 (qì, spirit/anger), and 泄气 means to lose heart.

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Simplified: 进站的火车头，又窝火又泄汽
Traditional (Taiwan): 進站的火車頭，又窩火又洩汽
Traditional (Hong Kong): 進站的火車頭，又窩火又泄汽
Pinyin: jìnzhàn de huǒchētóu, yòu wōhuǒ yòu xiè qì
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓㄢˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄜㄊㄡˊ，ㄧㄡˋ ㄨㄛㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧˋ

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

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