鲜花插在牛粪上

鲜花插在牛粪上

Literally means:

stick a lovely flower in a dunghill

Actually means:

an attractive woman is marred to a vulgar and usually ugly man

It figuratively means that a beautiful girl is married to a vulgar husband.

It also means that a capable person lives or works in an undeservedly poor situa tion.

It implies a sense of pity or regret. Derogatory.

比喻好姑娘嫁给不好的丈夫。

也比喻有才能的人处在不好的环境中。

含有惋惜或遗憾的意味。具有贬义色彩。