吃了扁担，横了肠子吃了扁擔，橫了腸子吃了扁擔，橫了腸子

Swallowed a carrying pole: the gut has gone crosswise

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Someone has resolved to go ahead regardless of the consequences.
Wordplay: 横了肠子 means the gut lying crosswise, and also 横下一条心 'steeling oneself to do it'.

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Simplified: 吃了扁担，横了肠子
Traditional (Taiwan): 吃了扁擔，橫了腸子
Pinyin: chīle biǎndan, héngle chángzi
Bopomofo: ㄔ ˙ㄌㄜㄅㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄉㄢ，ㄏㄥˊ ˙ㄌㄜㄔㄤˊ ˙ㄗ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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