门神卷灶爷，画里有画門神卷灶爺，畫里有畫門神卷灶爺，畫里有畫

a door god rolled up with the kitchen god: pictures within pictures

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said when words carry a hidden meaning beyond what is said.
Wordplay: 画 (huà, picture) is a pun on 话 (huà, words): a picture within a picture suggests words within words.

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Simplified: 门神卷灶爷，画里有画
Traditional (Taiwan): 門神卷灶爺，畫里有畫
Pinyin: ménshén juǎn zàoyé, huà lǐ yǒu huà
Bopomofo: ㄇㄣˊ ㄕㄣˊ ㄐㄩㄢˇ ㄗㄠˋ ㄧㄝˊ，ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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