墙里开花墙外香
qiáng​lǐ​kāi​huā​qiáng​wài​xiāng

famous elsewhere

  • created sense approved 墙里开花墙外香/牆裡開花牆外香 · qiáng​lǐ​kāi​huā​qiáng​wài​xiāng · famous elsewhere — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    墙里开花墙外香 / 牆裡開花牆外香

    qiáng​lǐ​kāi​huā​qiáng​wài​xiāng

    famous elsewhere

    the fragrance of flowers inside the walls is smelled outside; describing a situation where one's accomplishments are easily known outside one's own unit or circle

    墙 (literal) → 墙/牆 · qiáng · wall 里 (bound) → 里/裡 · li · in 开花 (literal) → 开花/開花 · kāi​huā · to bloom 墙 (literal) → 墙/牆 · qiáng · wall 外 (literal) → 外 · wài · outside 香 (literal) → 香 · xiāng · fragrant

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 墙里开花墙外香/牆裡開花牆外香 · qiáng​lǐ​kāi​huā​qiáng​wài​xiāng · appreciated more abroad than at home — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    墙里开花墙外香 / 牆裡開花牆外香

    qiáng​lǐ​kāi​huā​qiáng​wài​xiāng

    appreciated more abroad than at home

    one's achievements are ignored or undervalued locally but are highly praised or successful elsewhere

    墙 (literal) → 墙/牆 · qiáng · wall 里 (bound) → 里/裡 · li · in 开花 (literal) → 开花/開花 · kāi​huā · to bloom 墙 (literal) → 墙/牆 · qiáng · wall 外 (literal) → 外 · wài · outside 香 (literal) → 香 · xiāng · popular

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense