鸽子戴风铃,虚张声势 鴿子戴風鈴,虛張聲勢 鴿子戴風鈴,虛張聲勢

a pigeon wearing wind bells: empty show of noise

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning
Putting on a show of strength or force one does not truly have. Mocking.
Simplified
鸽子戴风铃,虚张声势
Traditional (Taiwan)
鴿子戴風鈴,虛張聲勢
Pinyin
gēzi dài fēnglíng, xūzhāngshēngshì
Bopomofo
ㄍㄜ ˙ㄗ ㄉㄞˋ ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ,ㄒㄩ ㄓㄤ ㄕㄥ ㄕˋ

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

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