上面蒸鬆糕,下面賣涼粉
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Chinese[edit]
to steam | Cantonese sponge cake; song gao | sell | liangfen; grass jelly | |||||
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trad. (上面蒸鬆糕,下面賣涼粉) | 上面 | 蒸 | 鬆糕 | , | 下面 | 賣 | 涼粉 | |
simp. (上面蒸松糕,下面卖凉粉) | 上面 | 蒸 | 松糕 | , | 下面 | 卖 | 凉粉 | |
Literally: “to steam sponge cakes above and sell grass jelly below”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
上面蒸鬆糕,下面賣涼粉
- (Cantonese, figurative) wearing much on top but little on the bottom