肚皮里点灯，心里亮肚皮里點燈，心裡亮肚皮里點燈，心裏亮

lighting a lamp in the belly: the heart is bright

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said of someone who knows exactly what is going on, even if they say nothing. Neutral to approving.
Wordplay: 亮 (liàng) means both 'bright, lit' and 'clear, understanding', so the lamp in the belly makes the heart 'clear'.

Sign up for a free account to save sentences and hear them read aloud

Simplified: 肚皮里点灯，心里亮
Traditional (Taiwan): 肚皮里點燈，心裡亮
Traditional (Hong Kong): 肚皮里點燈，心裏亮
Pinyin: dùpí li diǎndēng, xīnli liàng
Pinyin (Taiwan): dùpí lǐ diǎndēng, xīnli liàng
Bopomofo: ㄉㄨˋ ㄆㄧˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄥ，ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄌㄧㄌㄧㄤˋ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

Words in this sentence

Where this sentence is used

Chinese sayings

Sign up for a free Chinese Boost account

Save the words and sentences you find here to your own list, and hear them read aloud. You can export the list to your flashcards whenever you like.

Create a free account

All Chinese example sentences