八十里不换肩，抬杠好手八十里不換肩，抬槓好手八十里不換肩，抬槓好手

Carrying eighty li without changing shoulders: a fine pole-carrier

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Mocks someone who loves pointless arguments.
Wordplay: 抬杠 (táigàng) means both 'carry with a pole' and 'argue for argument's sake'.

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Simplified: 八十里不换肩，抬杠好手
Traditional (Taiwan): 八十里不換肩，抬槓好手
Pinyin: bāshí lǐ bú huànjiān, táigàng hǎoshǒu
Bopomofo: ㄅㄚㄕˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢ，ㄊㄞˊ ㄍㄤˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄡˇ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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