瓦上霜,见不得太阳 瓦上霜,見不得太陽 瓦上霜,見不得太陽

frost on roof tiles: can't face the sun

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning
Shameful matters cannot survive exposure.
Simplified
瓦上霜,见不得太阳
Traditional (Taiwan)
瓦上霜,見不得太陽
Pinyin
wǎshangshuāng, jiàn bùdé tàiyang
Pinyin (Taiwan)
wǎshàngshuāng, jiàn bùdé tàiyang
Bopomofo
ㄨㄚˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄨㄤ,ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄊㄞˋ ˙ㄧㄤ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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