猕猴精冒充孙悟空,假的见不得真的 獼猴精冒充孫悟空,假的見不得真的 獼猴精冒充孫悟空,假的見不得真的

a macaque spirit posing as Sun Wukong: the fake can't face the real one

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning
A fake will always be exposed when it meets the genuine article. Drawn from Journey to the West, where the six-eared macaque is unmasked. Used mockingly of impostors.
Simplified
猕猴精冒充孙悟空,假的见不得真的
Traditional (Taiwan)
獼猴精冒充孫悟空,假的見不得真的
Pinyin
míhóu jīng màochōng Sūn Wùkōng, jiǎ de jiàn bùdé zhēnde
Bopomofo
ㄇㄧˊ ㄏㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄇㄠˋ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄙㄨㄣ ㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄥ,ㄐㄧㄚˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄓㄣ ˙ㄉㄜ

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

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