一根筷子吃面条,单挑一根筷子吃麵條,單挑一根筷子吃麪條,單挑

eating noodles with one chopstick: picking them up singly

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Means to do something alone or to take the responsibility on oneself. It can also suggest a one-on-one fight.
Wordplay: 挑 (tiāo, lift with one chopstick) and 挑 (tiǎo, as in 单挑 'take on alone/duel') sound close, so the noodle-lifting image carries the other sense.

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Simplified: 一根筷子吃面条,单挑
Traditional (Taiwan): 一根筷子吃麵條,單挑
Traditional (Hong Kong): 一根筷子吃麪條,單挑
Pinyin: yìgēn kuàizi chī miàntiáo,dāntiǎo
Pinyin (Taiwan): yìgēn kuàizi chī miàntiáo,dāntiāo
Bopomofo: ㄧˋ ㄍㄣㄎㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄗㄔㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ,ㄉㄢㄊㄧㄠ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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