三十晚上的案板,不得空儿三十晚上的案板,不得空兒三十晚上的案板,不得空兒

the chopping board on New Year's Eve: never empty

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said when someone is too busy to spare a moment. Humorous.
Wordplay: 空儿 (kòngr) means both 'empty (the board)' and 'free time'.

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Simplified: 三十晚上的案板,不得空儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 三十晚上的案板,不得空兒
Pinyin: sānshíwǎnshang de ànbǎn,bùdé kòngr
Bopomofo: ㄙㄢㄕˊ ㄨㄢˇ ˙ㄕㄤ ˙ㄉㄜㄢˋ ㄅㄢˇ,ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄎㄨㄥˋㄦ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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