描金箱子白铜锁，外面好看里面空描金箱子白銅鎖，外面好看裡面空描金箱子白銅鎖，外面好看裏面空

a gold-painted chest with a white-copper lock: pretty outside, empty inside

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Showy but without substance; all looks and no content. Critical.

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Simplified: 描金箱子白铜锁，外面好看里面空
Traditional (Taiwan): 描金箱子白銅鎖，外面好看裡面空
Traditional (Hong Kong): 描金箱子白銅鎖，外面好看裏面空
Pinyin: miáojīn xiāngzi báitóng suǒ, wàimiàn hǎokàn lǐmiàn kōng
Bopomofo: ㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄣㄒㄧㄤ ˙ㄗㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ，ㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄎㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄎㄨㄥ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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