墙上画的烙饼,能看不能吃牆上畫的烙餅,能看不能吃牆上畫的烙餅,能看不能吃

a flatbread painted on the wall: you can look but you can't eat

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Words or deeds that look attractive but achieve nothing. Mocking; like 'pie in the sky'.

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Simplified: 墙上画的烙饼,能看不能吃
Traditional (Taiwan): 牆上畫的烙餅,能看不能吃
Pinyin: qiáng shang huà de làobǐng,néng kàn bùnéng chī
Pinyin (Taiwan): qiáng shàng huà de làobǐng,néng kàn bùnéng chī
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄌㄠˋ ㄅㄧㄥˇ,ㄋㄥˊ ㄎㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄔ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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