Cǐdì wú yín sānbǎi liǎng.

此地無銀三百兩。

Lit [A fool named Third Brother Zhang posts a sign saying] “Three hundred ounces of silver are not buried here.”

Fig Some people are so obvious as to be foolish. Some things are “a dead give-away.”

Note [The thief who then stole the silver also left a sign: duì mén Wáng Èr bùcéng tōu, “Second [Brother] Wang [who lives] next door hasn't stolen [anything]”; from a popular folk story.]

Topics folk story FOOLISHNESS OBVIOUSNESS SILVER STUPIDITY Third_Brother_Zhang