猪八戒吃人参果，全不知滋味儿豬八戒吃人參果，全不知滋味兒豬八戒吃人蔘果，全不知滋味兒

Pigsy eats a ginseng fruit: has no idea of the taste at all

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Said of someone who fails to appreciate something precious. Close to 'pearls before swine'.

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Simplified: 猪八戒吃人参果，全不知滋味儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 豬八戒吃人參果，全不知滋味兒
Traditional (Hong Kong): 豬八戒吃人蔘果，全不知滋味兒
Pinyin: zhūbājiè chī rénshēnguǒ, quán bùzhī zī wèir
Bopomofo: ㄓㄨㄅㄚㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄔㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄣㄍㄨㄛˇ，ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄗㄨㄟˋㄦ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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