表壮不如里壮怎么读 表壮不如里壮的意思

biǎo zhuàng zhuàng

表壮不如里壮

基本信息

拼音:biǎo zhuàng bù rú lǐ zhuàng

注音:ㄅㄧㄠˇㄓㄨㄤˋㄅㄨˋㄖㄨˊㄌㄧˇㄓㄨㄤˋ

解释:外表好看,不如里面结实。比喻妻子能够治家,就是丈夫的好帮手。

出处:明·施耐庵《水浒全传》第二十四回:“常言道:‘表壮不如里壮’,嫂嫂把得家定,我哥哥烦恼做什么?”

英语:Inner strength counts more than outward prowess.

反义词: 徒有其表

单字解释: [表]的意思 [壮]的意思 [不]的意思 [如]的意思 [里]的意思 [壮]的意思

英语解释

It looks good, but it's not as strong as it is inside. The metaphor is that a wife who can run a family is a good helper for her husband.