檀香木雕的菩萨，香是香，可就是不灵檀香木雕的菩薩，香是香，可就是不靈檀香木雕的菩薩，香是香，可就是不靈

A Buddha carved from sandalwood: fragrant, yes, but not efficacious

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes a person or thing that looks or sounds good but has no real substance. Critical.

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Simplified: 檀香木雕的菩萨，香是香，可就是不灵
Traditional (Taiwan): 檀香木雕的菩薩，香是香，可就是不靈
Pinyin: tánxiāngmù diāo de púsà, xiāng shì xiāng, kě jiùshì bùlíng
Bopomofo: ㄊㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤㄇㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄠ ˙ㄉㄜㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ，ㄒㄧㄤㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄤ，ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ

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

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