鸡窝里打拳，小架势雞窩里打拳，小架勢雞窩里打拳，小架勢

boxing in a chicken coop: small moves

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Someone keeps a low profile with little show of strength.
Wordplay: 架势 (jiàshi) means both the stance of a boxer and a person's bearing or manner.

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Simplified: 鸡窝里打拳，小架势
Traditional (Taiwan): 雞窩里打拳，小架勢
Pinyin: jīwō li dǎquán, xiǎo jiàshi
Pinyin (Taiwan): jīwō lǐ dǎquán, xiǎo jiàshi
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄨㄛㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄚˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ，ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄕ

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

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