上面蒸鬆糕，下面賣涼粉

Chinese
 
above; over; on top of
above; over; on top of; surface
 to steam Cantonese sponge cake; song gao
 
underside; below; beneath
underside; below; beneath; under; next in order; following
 sell liangfen; grass jelly
trad. (上面蒸鬆糕，下面賣涼粉) 上面 蒸 鬆糕 ， 下面 賣 涼粉
simp. (上面蒸松糕，下面卖凉粉) 上面 蒸 松糕 ， 下面 卖 凉粉
Literally: “to steam sponge cakes above and sell grass jelly below”.

Pronunciation

Idiom

上面蒸鬆糕，下面賣涼粉

  1. (Cantonese, figurative) wearing much on top but little on the bottom
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