幡杆上挂灯笼,照远不照近幡桿上掛燈籠,照遠不照近幡桿上掛燈籠,照遠不照近

a lantern hung on a banner pole: lights far, not near

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone who looks after distant people but neglects those close. Critical.
Wordplay: 照 (zhào) means to shine on and to look after.

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Simplified: 幡杆上挂灯笼,照远不照近
Traditional (Taiwan): 幡桿上掛燈籠,照遠不照近
Pinyin: fān gān shang guà dēnglóng,zhào yuǎn bú zhào jìn
Pinyin (Taiwan): fān gān shàng guà dēnglóng,zhào yuǎn bú zhào jìn
Bopomofo: ㄈㄢㄍㄢㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄥㄌㄨㄥˊ,ㄓㄠˋ ㄩㄢˇ ㄅㄨˊ ㄓㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ

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

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