冰糖调黄瓜，甘脆冰糖調黃瓜，甘脆冰糖調黃瓜，甘脆

rock sugar mixed with cucumber: sweet and crisp

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone who speaks and acts in a direct, brisk way. Approving.
Wordplay: 甘脆 (gān cuì, sweet and crisp) sounds like 干脆 (gāncuì), meaning straightforward or decisive.

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Simplified: 冰糖调黄瓜，甘脆
Traditional (Taiwan): 冰糖調黃瓜，甘脆
Pinyin: bīngtáng diào huángguā, gāncuì
Bopomofo: ㄅㄧㄥㄊㄤˊ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄚ，ㄍㄢㄘㄨㄟˋ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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