额角上放鞭炮，响得不低額角上放鞭炮，響得不低額角上放鞭炮，響得不低

setting off firecrackers on the temple: the bang (thought) is not low

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Mocks someone whose ideas or hopes are lofty but unlikely to come true. Teasing or sarcastic.
Wordplay: 响 (xiǎng, 'bang/loud') puns on 想 (xiǎng, 'think/expect'): a loud bang up high reads as thinking big.

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Simplified: 额角上放鞭炮，响得不低
Traditional (Taiwan): 額角上放鞭炮，響得不低
Pinyin: éjiǎo shàng fàngbiānpào, xiǎng de bù dī
Bopomofo: ㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄈㄤˋ ㄅㄧㄢㄆㄠˋ，ㄒㄧㄤˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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