囤子上插旗杆，尖上拔尖囤子上插旗杆，尖上拔尖囤子上插旗杆，尖上拔尖

sticking a flagpole in a grain bin: the tip on top of a tip

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Means good on top of good; someone or something that is even more outstanding. Approving.
Wordplay: 尖 (jiān) means both 'tip, point' (the peaked grain bin and the pole) and 'outstanding, the best' (拔尖).

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Simplified: 囤子上插旗杆，尖上拔尖
Pinyin: dùn zi shang chā qígān, jiān shang bájiān
Pinyin (Taiwan): tún zǐ shàng chā qígān, jiān shàng bájiān
Bopomofo: ㄊㄨㄣˊ ㄗˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄚㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄢ，ㄐㄧㄢㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄚˊ ㄐㄧㄢ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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