绣花枕头，一肚子荞麦皮繡花枕頭，一肚子蕎麥皮繡花枕頭，一肚子蕎麥皮

an embroidered pillow: a belly full of buckwheat husks

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Mocks someone whose inside doesn't match their fine appearance. Critical.

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Simplified: 绣花枕头，一肚子荞麦皮
Traditional (Taiwan): 繡花枕頭，一肚子蕎麥皮
Pinyin: xiùhuāzhěntou, yìdǔzi qiáomài pí
Pinyin (Taiwan): xiùhuāzhěntóu, yìdǔzi qiáomài pí
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄚㄓㄣˇ ㄊㄡˊ，ㄧˋ ㄉㄨˇ ˙ㄗㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄇㄞˋ ㄆㄧˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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