麻袋里的菱角，喜欢冒尖儿麻袋里的菱角，喜歡冒尖兒麻袋里的菱角，喜歡冒尖兒

Water chestnuts in a hemp sack: they like to poke out their tips

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Mocks someone who likes to show off and stand out.

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Simplified: 麻袋里的菱角，喜欢冒尖儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 麻袋里的菱角，喜歡冒尖兒
Pinyin: mádài lǐ de língjiao, xǐhuan mào jiānr
Bopomofo: ㄇㄚˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄌㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄐㄧㄠ，ㄒㄧˇ ˙ㄏㄨㄢㄇㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄢㄦ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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