大佛殿里的罗汉,一肚子泥大佛殿里的羅漢,一肚子泥大佛殿里的羅漢,一肚子泥

an arhat in the great Buddha hall: a belly full of clay

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Mocks someone who looks impressive but is empty-headed, with no real ability. Similar to "all show and no substance".

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Simplified: 大佛殿里的罗汉,一肚子泥
Traditional (Taiwan): 大佛殿里的羅漢,一肚子泥
Pinyin: dà Fódiàn lǐ de luóhàn,yìdǔzi ní
Bopomofo: ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄛˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄢˋ,ㄧˋ ㄉㄨˇ ˙ㄗㄋㄧˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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