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What do you mean by stuffing?

"Bread-breaking and stuffing" is a slang term in northern China, which means that when discussing a matter, we only pay attention to the surface, but do not deeply understand or discuss its essence or internal truth. This slang comes from Bobo, a traditional pasta in China.

First of all, explain the meaning of "breaking bread and filling". In this context, "breaking" means opening or analyzing. "Bobo" is the general name of all kinds of flour food, such as steamed bread, steamed stuffed bun and jiaozi, and "stuffing" refers to the ingredients or ingredients filled in these flour food. Therefore, "breaking bread and filling" can be understood as only discussing the surface (shape, color, etc. ), but its substantive content (such as whether there is stuffing, stuffing ingredients, etc.) is not discussed in depth. ).

Next, let's illustrate the meaning of this slang through a simple example. For example, describing a steamed bread only mentions that it is made of white flour and looks very white and soft, but does not discuss in depth whether it has stuffing, and if so, what kind of stuffing it is. In this case, it can be said that "the bread is broken and the stuffing is said", and only the surface situation of steamed bread is discussed, but the internal real situation is not deeply understood.

Therefore, the meaning of "breaking bread and filling" is to stay on the surface and not deeply understand the essence or internal truth of things. It can also be extended to an exaggeration that only hits the swollen face and fills the fat man, without real skill or strength, and only stays on the surface.