冷水要人挑，热水要人烧冷水要人挑，熱水要人燒冷水要人挑，熱水要人燒

cold water needs someone to carry it, hot water needs someone to boil it

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Even simple chores need someone to do them, so everyone has to pitch in. Said to urge people to take on small tasks.

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Simplified: 冷水要人挑，热水要人烧
Traditional (Taiwan): 冷水要人挑，熱水要人燒
Pinyin: lěngshuǐ yào rén tiāo, rèshuǐ yào rén shāo
Bopomofo: ㄌㄥˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄧㄠˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄠ，ㄖㄜˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄧㄠˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄠ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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