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洋漆马桶 — “Western lacquered commode”

洋漆马桶 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person who is outwardly splendid or well-dressed but lacks virtue, talent, or inner substance; a superficial show-off”. Literally, “Western lacquered commode”.

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洋漆马桶 Pronunciation and Pinyin

洋漆马桶 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
洋
yáng9ocean, foreign, vast
漆
qī14lacquer, paint, or to paint
马
mǎ3horse, big, large
桶
tǒng11bucket or barrel

Example Sentence with 洋漆马桶

他虽然穿着华丽,言谈举止却粗俗不堪,真是一个洋漆马桶。
Although he was dressed splendidly, his speech and manners were vulgar, truly a lacquered commode.

Idioms Related to 洋漆马桶

Synonyms of 洋漆马桶

  • jīn金qī漆mǎ马tǒng桶outwardly splendid but inwardly worthless

More idioms starting with 洋

  • yáng洋wéi为zhōng中yòng用Make foreign things serve China
  • yáng洋yáng洋dà大guān观magnificent and abundant collection
  • yáng洋yáng洋dé得yì意complacently proud
  • yáng洋yáng洋sǎ洒sǎ洒copious, eloquent, and fluent
  • yáng洋yáng洋yíng盈ěr耳pleasant sound filling the ears
  • yáng洋yáng洋sǎ纚sǎ纚magnificent, splendid, and orderly
  • yáng洋yáng洋zì自dé得smugly self-satisfied
  • yáng洋xiàng相bǎi百chū出make a fool of oneself repeatedly

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What does 洋漆马桶 mean?

洋漆马桶 (yáng qī mǎ tǒng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person who is outwardly splendid or well-dressed but lacks virtue, talent, or inner substance; a superficial show-off”.

How do you pronounce 洋漆马桶?

洋漆马桶 is pronounced yáng qī mǎ tǒng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 洋漆马桶 literally mean?

Literally, 洋漆马桶 means “Western lacquered commode”. It is used to mean “a person who is outwardly splendid or well-dressed but lacks virtue, talent, or inner substance; a superficial show-off”.

What is the Chinese definition of 洋漆马桶?

马桶:粪桶。用西洋漆漆过的粪桶。指服饰华丽而无德无才的人

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