窝窝头翻个儿，显大眼儿窩窩頭翻個兒，顯大眼兒窩窩頭翻個兒，顯大眼兒

turn a cornmeal cone over: it shows its big hole

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Mocks someone who shows off and ends up embarrassing himself.
Wordplay: 显 xiǎn is written for 现 xiàn; 现眼 xiànyǎn means to disgrace oneself, and 大眼儿 refers to the big hollow underneath.

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Simplified: 窝窝头翻个儿，显大眼儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 窩窩頭翻個兒，顯大眼兒
Pinyin: wōwotóu fāngèr, xiǎn dà yǎn ér
Bopomofo: ㄨㄛ ˙ㄨㄛㄊㄡˊ ㄈㄢㄍㄜˋㄦ，ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄦˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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