面团儿炸成果子卖，全是虚货麵團兒炸成果子賣，全是虛貨麪團兒炸成果子賣，全是虛貨

frying dough into fritters to sell: all hollow goods

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: It is all show with no substance or real strength. Mocking.
Wordplay: 虚 xū means both 'hollow' (the fritters) and 'false, empty'.

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Simplified: 面团儿炸成果子卖，全是虚货
Traditional (Taiwan): 麵團兒炸成果子賣，全是虛貨
Traditional (Hong Kong): 麪團兒炸成果子賣，全是虛貨
Pinyin: miàntuán ér zhà chéngguǒ zǐ mài, quán shì xū huò
Bopomofo: ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄓㄚˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄗˇ ㄇㄞˋ，ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕˋ ㄒㄩㄏㄨㄛˋ

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

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