二分钱买块糖，小甜头儿二分錢買塊糖，小甜頭兒二分錢買塊糖，小甜頭兒

buying a piece of candy with two fen: a little sweetness

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes a small favour or perk given to win someone over. Mildly critical of petty bribes. Close to 'a small sweetener'.
Wordplay: 甜头儿 (tiántour) means both the slightly sweet taste of the candy and a benefit or small gain.

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Simplified: 二分钱买块糖，小甜头儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 二分錢買塊糖，小甜頭兒
Pinyin: èrfēn qián mǎi kuài táng, xiǎo tián tóur
Bopomofo: ㄦˋ ㄈㄣㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄞˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄊㄤˊ，ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄡˊㄦ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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