卖米的不带升，居心不量賣米的不帶升，居心不量賣米的不帶升，居心不量

a rice seller without a measure: his intentions aren't measured

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Says someone has bad intentions.
Wordplay: 量 (liáng, to measure) sounds the same as 良 (liáng, good), so 不量 hints at 不良, ill-intentioned.

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Simplified: 卖米的不带升，居心不量
Traditional (Taiwan): 賣米的不帶升，居心不量
Pinyin: mài mǐ de bú dài shēng, jūxīn bú liàng
Bopomofo: ㄇㄞˋ ㄇㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄅㄨˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄕㄥ，ㄐㄩㄒㄧㄣㄅㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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