猪八戒照镜子，里外不是人豬八戒照鏡子，裡外不是人豬八戒照鏡子，裏外不是人

Pigsy looks in a mirror: not human either inside or out

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Describes being blamed or abused from all sides, with no one's approval. Rueful; like 'damned if you do, damned if you don't'.
Wordplay: 不是人 (bù shì rén) means both 'not human-looking' (the mirror image) and 'in the wrong, getting no credit'.

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Simplified: 猪八戒照镜子，里外不是人
Traditional (Taiwan): 豬八戒照鏡子，裡外不是人
Traditional (Hong Kong): 豬八戒照鏡子，裏外不是人
Pinyin: zhūbājiè zhàojìngzi, lǐwài bú shì rén
Bopomofo: ㄓㄨㄅㄚㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ˙ㄗ，ㄌㄧˇ ㄨㄞˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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