鞋帮儿改帽檐儿，高升鞋幫兒改帽檐兒，高升鞋幫兒改帽檐兒，高升

turning a shoe upper into a hat brim: rising high

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Mocks someone who has suddenly been promoted to a much higher post. Sarcastic.
Wordplay: 高升 (gāoshēng) is literal, since the shoe part moves from the foot to the head, and figurative, meaning a big promotion.

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Simplified: 鞋帮儿改帽檐儿，高升
Traditional (Taiwan): 鞋幫兒改帽檐兒，高升
Pinyin: xié bāngr gǎi màoyán ér, gāoshēng
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄤㄦㄍㄞˇ ㄇㄠˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄦˊ，ㄍㄠㄕㄥ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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