七月半的蚊子，直往肉里叮七月半的蚊子，直往肉里叮七月半的蚊子，直往肉里叮

mosquitoes in the middle of the seventh month: they go straight for the flesh

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Staring fixedly, with eyes fixed on one spot.
Wordplay: 叮 (dīng, to sting) sounds like 盯 (dīng, to stare), so mosquitoes stinging hints at staring.

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Simplified: 七月半的蚊子，直往肉里叮
Pinyin: qīyuèbàn de wénzi, zhí wǎng ròu lǐ dīng
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄢˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄨㄣˊ ˙ㄗ，ㄓˊ ㄨㄤˇ ㄖㄡˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄧㄥ

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

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