臭豆腐,闻着臭,吃着香臭豆腐,聞著臭,吃著香臭豆腐,聞着臭,吃着香

stinky tofu: smells bad, tastes good

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Describes a person or thing with an unpleasant reputation or appearance that is actually good or useful once you know it. Mildly approving; like 'his bark is worse than his bite' in spirit.

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Simplified: 臭豆腐,闻着臭,吃着香
Traditional (Taiwan): 臭豆腐,聞著臭,吃著香
Traditional (Hong Kong): 臭豆腐,聞着臭,吃着香
Pinyin: chòudòufu,wénzhe chòu,chīzhe xiāng
Bopomofo: ㄔㄡˋ ㄉㄡˋ ˙ㄈㄨ,ㄨㄣˊ ˙ㄓㄜㄔㄡˋ,ㄔ ˙ㄓㄜㄒㄧㄤ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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