一锹挖个井，捅在正经地方上了一鍬挖個井，捅在正經地方上了一鍬挖個井，捅在正經地方上了

digging a well with one spade stroke: it hit exactly the right spot

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes an action that hits the key point or weak spot.

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Simplified: 一锹挖个井，捅在正经地方上了
Traditional (Taiwan): 一鍬挖個井，捅在正經地方上了
Pinyin: yì qiāo wā gè jǐng, tǒng zài zhèngjīng dìfang shàng le
Pinyin (Taiwan): yì qiāo wā gè jǐng, tǒng zài zhèngjīng dìfāng shàng le
Bopomofo: ㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄠㄨㄚㄍㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ，ㄊㄨㄥˇ ㄗㄞˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥㄉㄧˋ ㄈㄤㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄌㄜ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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