八月里的黄瓜棚，空架子八月里的黃瓜棚，空架子八月里的黃瓜棚，空架子

a cucumber trellis in the eighth month: just an empty frame

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes an organisation, essay or plan that has an outward form but no real content. Critical.
Wordplay: 空架子 (kōng jiàzi) means literally an empty frame, and figuratively a show with no substance.

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Simplified: 八月里的黄瓜棚，空架子
Traditional (Taiwan): 八月里的黃瓜棚，空架子
Pinyin: bāyuè lǐ de huángguā péng, kōngjiàzi
Bopomofo: ㄅㄚㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄚㄆㄥˊ，ㄎㄨㄥㄐㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄗ

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

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