十月的桑叶，没人采十月的桑葉，沒人採十月的桑葉，沒人採

mulberry leaves in the tenth month: nobody picks them

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

Meaning: Nobody pays any attention to you; you are ignored.
Wordplay: 采 (cǎi, pick) puns on 睬 (cǎi, pay attention to), so 'no one picks' sounds like 'no one heeds'.

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Simplified: 十月的桑叶，没人采
Traditional (Taiwan): 十月的桑葉，沒人採
Pinyin: shíyuè de Sāngyè, méi rén cǎi
Bopomofo: ㄕˊ ㄩㄝˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄙㄤㄧㄝˋ，ㄇㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄘㄞˇ

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

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