金玉其外，敗絮其中

Chinese
gold and jade outside; exterior; besides worn cotton wool in; among; therein
trad. (金玉其外，敗絮其中) 金玉 其外 ， 敗絮 其中
simp. (金玉其外，败絮其中) 金玉 其外 ， 败絮 其中

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jīnyù qíwài, bàixù qízhōng
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣ ㄩˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄨㄞˋ, ㄅㄞˋ ㄒㄩˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄥ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): gam1 juk6 kei4 ngoi6, baai6 seoi5 kei4 zung1, gam1 juk6 kei4 ngoi6, baai6 seoi6 kei4 zung1
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: jīnyù qíwài, bàixù qízhōng
      • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄩˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄨㄞˋ, ㄅㄞˋ ㄒㄩˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄥ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinyiw chyiway, bayshiw chyijong
      • IPA (key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ y⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ u̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕy⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
  • Cantonese
    • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
      • Jyutping: gam1 juk6 kei4 ngoi6, baai6 seoi5 kei4 zung1, gam1 juk6 kei4 ngoi6, baai6 seoi6 kei4 zung1
      • Yale: gām yuhk kèih ngoih, baaih séuih kèih jūng, gām yuhk kèih ngoih, baaih seuih kèih jūng
      • Cantonese Pinyin: gam1 juk9 kei4 ngoi6, baai6 soey5 kei4 dzung1, gam1 juk9 kei4 ngoi6, baai6 soey6 kei4 dzung1
      • Guangdong Romanization: gem1 yug6 kéi4 ngoi6, bai6 sêu5 kéi4 zung1, gem1 yug6 kéi4 ngoi6, bai6 sêu6 kéi4 zung1
      • IPA (key): /kɐm⁵⁵ jʊk̚² kʰei̯²¹ ŋɔːy̯²² päːi̯²² sɵy̯¹³ kʰei̯²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/, /kɐm⁵⁵ jʊk̚² kʰei̯²¹ ŋɔːy̯²² päːi̯²² sɵy̯²² kʰei̯²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

Proverb

金玉其外，敗絮其中

  1. gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside; fly in the ointment; a sugarcoated bitter pill; fair without, foul within
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