二郎神缝皮袄，神缭二郎神縫皮襖，神繚二郎神縫皮襖，神繚

Erlang Shen sewing a fur coat: divine slanting stitches (chat)

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

Meaning: Describes aimless, endless idle chatting. Humorous.
Wordplay: 缭 (liáo, to sew with slanting stitches) sounds like 聊 (liáo, to chat).

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Simplified: 二郎神缝皮袄，神缭
Traditional (Taiwan): 二郎神縫皮襖，神繚
Pinyin: èrlángshén fèng pí'ǎo, shén liáo
Bopomofo: ㄦˋ ㄌㄤˊ ㄕㄣˊ ㄈㄥˋ ㄆㄧˊ ㄠˇ，ㄕㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ

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

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