墙里的柱子,使劲儿不显身牆里的柱子,使勁兒不顯身牆里的柱子,使勁兒不顯身

a pillar inside the wall: it bears the load but doesn't show itself

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Someone who works hard behind the scenes without revealing who they are. Approving or neutral.

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Simplified: 墙里的柱子,使劲儿不显身
Traditional (Taiwan): 牆里的柱子,使勁兒不顯身
Pinyin: qiáng lǐ de zhùzi,shǐjìnr bù xiǎnshēn
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄌㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄓㄨˋ ˙ㄗ,ㄕˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋㄦㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄣ

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

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