菩萨后面一个窟窿，庙透了菩薩後面一個窟窿，廟透了菩薩後面一個窟窿，廟透了

a hole behind the Buddhist statue: the temple is through

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Means "wonderful, as good as it gets." Humorous and approving.
Wordplay: 庙 (miào, temple) sounds like 妙 (miào, wonderful), so 庙透了 plays on 妙透了.

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Simplified: 菩萨后面一个窟窿，庙透了
Traditional (Taiwan): 菩薩後面一個窟窿，廟透了
Pinyin: púsà hòumian yí gè kūlong, miào tòule
Bopomofo: ㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ ㄏㄡˋ ˙ㄇㄧㄢㄧˊ ㄍㄜˋ ㄎㄨ ˙ㄌㄨㄥ，ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄡˋ ˙ㄌㄜ

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

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