麻袋里装麦秸，草包麻袋里裝麥秸，草包麻袋里裝麥秸，草包

Wheat straw in a hemp sack: a straw bag

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Mocks someone who looks impressive but has no real ability.
Wordplay: 草包 (cǎobāo) literally 'bag of straw' and figuratively 'useless person, dunce'.

Sign up for a free account to save sentences and hear them read aloud

Simplified: 麻袋里装麦秸，草包
Traditional (Taiwan): 麻袋里裝麥秸，草包
Pinyin: mádài li zhuāng màijiē, cǎobāo
Pinyin (Taiwan): mádài lǐ zhuāng màijiē, cǎobāo
Bopomofo: ㄇㄚˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄓㄨㄤㄇㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄝ，ㄘㄠˇ ㄅㄠ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

Words in this sentence

Where this sentence is used

Chinese sayings

Sign up for a free Chinese Boost account

Save the words and sentences you find here to your own list, and hear them read aloud. You can export the list to your flashcards whenever you like.

Create a free account

All Chinese example sentences