八百亩地一根苗儿，独生八百畝地一根苗兒，獨生八百畝地一根苗兒，獨生

Eight hundred mu of land with a single seedling: only one grown

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Refers to an only child.
Wordplay: 生 (shēng) means both 'grow' (the lone seedling) and 'give birth to' (an only child, 独生).

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Simplified: 八百亩地一根苗儿，独生
Traditional (Taiwan): 八百畝地一根苗兒，獨生
Pinyin: bā bǎimǔ de yì gēnmiáo ér, dúshēng
Bopomofo: ㄅㄚㄅㄞˇ ㄇㄨˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄧˋ ㄍㄣㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄦˊ，ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄥ

Written with HSK 2 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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