鞋上绣凤凰，会走不会飞鞋上繡鳳凰，會走不會飛鞋上繡鳳凰，會走不會飛

a phoenix embroidered on a shoe: it can walk but cannot fly

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes a person with grand ambitions but only ordinary ability. Mildly mocking.

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Simplified: 鞋上绣凤凰，会走不会飞
Traditional (Taiwan): 鞋上繡鳳凰，會走不會飛
Pinyin: xié shang xiù fènghuáng, huì zǒu búhuì fēi
Pinyin (Taiwan): xié shàng xiù fènghuáng, huì zǒu búhuì fēi
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ，ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄗㄡˇ ㄅㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄟ

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

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