南瓜地里种豆角儿，绕过来扯过去南瓜地里種豆角兒，繞過來扯過去南瓜地里種豆角兒，繞過來扯過去

planting beans in a pumpkin patch: winding over and pulling across

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone who goes on and on about trivial matters, entangling others with endless talk. Mildly mocking.
Wordplay: 绕 (rào) means both 'twine around' (vines) and 'entangle'; 扯 (chě) means both 'pull' and 'chat aimlessly'.

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Simplified: 南瓜地里种豆角儿，绕过来扯过去
Traditional (Taiwan): 南瓜地里種豆角兒，繞過來扯過去
Pinyin: nánguā dìlǐ zhǒng dòujuér, ràoguò lái chě guòqù
Bopomofo: ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄚㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄓㄨㄥˇ ㄉㄡˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊㄦ，ㄖㄠˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄔㄜˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄩˋ

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

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