雕花匠不给神像叩头，知道老底雕花匠不給神像叩頭，知道老底雕花匠不給神像叩頭，知道老底

the carver doesn't kowtow to the idol: he knows what it is made of

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Someone who knows the real facts behind a matter and is not taken in by appearances.

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Simplified: 雕花匠不给神像叩头，知道老底
Traditional (Taiwan): 雕花匠不給神像叩頭，知道老底
Pinyin: diāo huājiàng bù gěi shénxiàng kòutóu, zhīdào lǎodǐ
Bopomofo: ㄉㄧㄠㄏㄨㄚㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄟˇ ㄕㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄎㄡˋ ㄊㄡˊ，ㄓㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄧˇ

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

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