八宝饭上调把盐，又添一味八寶飯上調把鹽，又添一味八寶飯上調把鹽，又添一味

Sprinkling salt on eight-treasure rice: adds another flavour

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Adding a person who doesn't fit in or isn't welcome to a harmonious group. Mildly critical.
Wordplay: 味 (wèi, flavour) stands for 位 (wèi, a person, counted as 'one more'), so 'another flavour' means 'another member'.

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Simplified: 八宝饭上调把盐，又添一味
Traditional (Taiwan): 八寶飯上調把鹽，又添一味
Pinyin: bābǎofàn shàngdiào bǎ yán, yòu tiān yíwèi
Bopomofo: ㄅㄚㄅㄠˇ ㄈㄢˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄚˇ ㄧㄢˊ，ㄧㄡˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄧˊ ㄨㄟˋ

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

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