纸糊的灯笼，心里亮紙糊的燈籠，心裡亮紙糊的燈籠，心裏亮

a paper lantern: bright inside

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes a person who understands things clearly in their own mind, though they may not say so. Approving.
Wordplay: 心 (xīn) means both the centre of the lantern and a person's heart or mind; 亮 (liàng) is 'bright' and 'clear-minded'.

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Simplified: 纸糊的灯笼，心里亮
Traditional (Taiwan): 紙糊的燈籠，心裡亮
Traditional (Hong Kong): 紙糊的燈籠，心裏亮
Pinyin: zhǐ hú de dēnglóng, xīnli liàng
Bopomofo: ㄓˇ ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄉㄥㄌㄨㄥˊ，ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄌㄧㄌㄧㄤˋ

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

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