孙猴子变土地庙,藏不住尾巴 孫猴子變土地廟,藏不住尾巴 孫猴子變土地廟,藏不住尾巴

Monkey Sun turns into an earth-god temple: he can't hide his tail

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning
A disguise always shows a flaw. Said when someone's pretence is exposed.
Simplified
孙猴子变土地庙,藏不住尾巴
Traditional (Taiwan)
孫猴子變土地廟,藏不住尾巴
Pinyin
sūnhóuzi biàn tǔdìmiào, cáng búzhù wěiba
Bopomofo
ㄙㄨㄣ ㄏㄡˊ ˙ㄗ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄨˇ ㄉㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄠˋ,ㄘㄤˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄅㄚ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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