麻袋上绣花，底子太差麻袋上繡花，底子太差麻袋上繡花，底子太差

Embroidering flowers on sacking: the base is too poor

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said when the foundation is weak, so efforts to improve things don't get far.

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Simplified: 麻袋上绣花，底子太差
Traditional (Taiwan): 麻袋上繡花，底子太差
Pinyin: mádài shang xiùhuā, dǐzi tài chà
Pinyin (Taiwan): mádài shàng xiùhuā, dǐzi tài chà
Bopomofo: ㄇㄚˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄚ，ㄉㄧˇ ˙ㄗㄊㄞˋ ㄔㄚˋ

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

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