







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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Open the tool →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”.
墙里开花墙外香 is pronounced qiáng lǐ kāi huā qiáng wài xiāng in Mandarin Chinese.
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”.
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