八月的石榴，合不上八月的石榴，合不上八月的石榴，合不上

a pomegranate in the eighth month: it can't close

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone laughing so hard or so happily that they can't close their mouth. Lighthearted and humorous.

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Simplified: 八月的石榴，合不上
Pinyin: bāyuè de shíliu, hé bú shàng
Bopomofo: ㄅㄚㄩㄝˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄕˊ ˙ㄌㄧㄡ，ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄕㄤˋ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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