牆裡開花牆外香

Chinese
wall
 
inside; within; in
inside; within; in; lining of clothing
 
to blossom; to bloom; to flower
to blossom; to bloom; to flower; to burst; to split open; to break open
 wall
 
outside; in addition; foreign
outside; in addition; foreign; external
 
fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury
fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular
trad. (牆裡開花牆外香/牆裏開花牆外香) 牆 裡/裏 開花 牆 外 香
simp. (墙里开花墙外香) 墙 里 开花 墙 外 香
Literally: “the flower blooms inside the walls, but smells good outside the walls”.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): qiáng lǐ kāihuā qiáng wài xiāng
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄎㄞ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: qiáng lǐ kāihuā qiáng wài xiāng
      • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄎㄞ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: ciáng lǐ kaihua ciáng wài siang
      • Wade–Giles: chʻiang2 li3 kʻai1-hua1 chʻiang2 wai4 hsiang1
      • Yale: chyáng lǐ kāi-hwā chyáng wài syāng
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyang lii kaihua chyang way shiang
      • Palladius: цян ли кайхуа цян вай сян (cjan li kajxua cjan vaj sjan)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

牆裡開花牆外香

  1. (figurative) not well-known inside the country but famous outside
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