西湖边搭草棚,杀风景西湖邊搭草棚,殺風景西湖邊搭草棚,殺風景

building a straw shed by West Lake: it kills the scenery

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said of something that spoils a pleasant scene or mood, or of a person who dampens the fun. Mildly critical.

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Simplified: 西湖边搭草棚,杀风景
Traditional (Taiwan): 西湖邊搭草棚,殺風景
Pinyin: xī húbiān dā cǎopéng,shāfēngjǐng
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧㄏㄨˊ ㄅㄧㄢㄉㄚㄘㄠˇ ㄆㄥˊ,ㄕㄚㄈㄥㄐㄧㄥˇ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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