吃了青梅，又是新鲜又是酸吃了青梅，又是新鮮又是酸吃了青梅，又是新鮮又是酸

Ate a green plum: both fresh and sour

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Someone has mixed feelings: it is novel but also bittersweet.
Wordplay: 酸 (suān) means both a sour taste and sadness.

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Simplified: 吃了青梅，又是新鲜又是酸
Traditional (Taiwan): 吃了青梅，又是新鮮又是酸
Pinyin: chīle qīngméi, yòu shì xīnxiān yòu shì suān
Bopomofo: ㄔ ˙ㄌㄜㄑㄧㄥㄇㄟˊ，ㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄣㄒㄧㄢㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ ㄙㄨㄢ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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