劁猪割耳朵,两头受罪 劁豬割耳朵,兩頭受罪 劁豬割耳朵,兩頭受罪

castrating a pig and cutting its ear: suffering at both ends

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning
Someone is under pressure or hurt from two sides at once. Sympathetic or wry.
Simplified
劁猪割耳朵,两头受罪
Traditional (Taiwan)
劁豬割耳朵,兩頭受罪
Pinyin
qiāo zhū gē ěrduo,liǎngtóu shòuzuì
Bopomofo
ㄑㄧㄠ ㄓㄨ ㄍㄜ ㄦˇ ˙ㄉㄨㄛ,ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄡˋ ㄗㄨㄟˋ

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

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