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墙里开花墙外香
墙里开花墙外香
墙里开花墙外香
墙里开花墙外香
墙里开花墙外香
墙里开花墙外香
墙里开花墙外香
墙里开花墙外香

墙里开花墙外香 — “Flowers bloom inside the wall, but their fragrance spreads outside”

墙里开花墙外香 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “One's achievements or talents are better recognized and appreciated outside their own organization or immediate circle than within it; to gain external acknowledgment before internal recognition”. Literally, “Flowers bloom inside the wall, but their fragrance spreads outside”.

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墙里开花墙外香 Pronunciation and Pinyin

墙里开花墙外香 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
墙
qiáng14wall
里
lǐ7inside, village, unit of length
开
kāi4open, start, operate
花
huā8Flower, spend, colorful, blurry
墙
qiáng14wall
外
wài5outside, foreign, unofficial
香
xiāng9fragrant or delicious

Example Sentence with 墙里开花墙外香

小李的编程技术非常出色,虽然在公司内部还没有得到特别的表彰,但外面很多同行都知道他,真是墙里开花墙外香啊。
Xiao Li's programming skills are excellent. Although he hasn't received special recognition within the company yet, many peers outside are well aware of him; truly, his accomplishments are better known externally than internally.

Idioms Related to 墙里开花墙外香

More idioms starting with 墙

  • qiáng墙shàng上ní泥pí皮insignificant dependent appendage
  • qiáng墙dǎo倒zhòng众rén人tuī推kick someone when they are down
  • qiáng墙wài外hàn汉an outsider or layman
  • qiáng墙tóu头cǎo草a person who sways with the wind
  • qiáng墙tóu头mǎ马shàng上a classic tale of young lovers
  • qiáng墙yǒu有fèng缝,,bì壁yǒu有ěr耳Walls have ears
  • qiáng墙yǒu有ěr耳walls have ears
  • qiáng墙huā花lù路liǔ柳woman of low social standing
  • qiáng墙huā花lù路cǎo草a woman of low social standing
  • qiáng墙miàn面ér而lì立ignorant and unskilled
  • qiáng墙fēng风bì壁ěr耳Walls have ears
  • qiáng墙gāo高jī基xià下high position, low virtue

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Questions about 墙里开花墙外香

What does 墙里开花墙外香 mean?

墙里开花墙外香 (qiáng lǐ kāi huā qiáng wài xiāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “One's achievements or talents are better recognized and appreciated outside their own organization or immediate circle than within it; to gain external acknowledgment before internal recognition”.

How do you pronounce 墙里开花墙外香?

墙里开花墙外香 is pronounced qiáng lǐ kāi huā qiáng wài xiāng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 墙里开花墙外香 literally mean?

Literally, 墙里开花墙外香 means “Flowers bloom inside the wall, but their fragrance spreads outside”. It is used to mean “One's achievements or talents are better recognized and appreciated outside their own organization or immediate circle than within it; to gain external acknowledgment before internal recognition”.

What is the Chinese definition of 墙里开花墙外香?

比喻人做出了成绩,内部还不知道,外面人倒先知道了。比喻成绩不受本部门重视,却为其他部门赏识

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