吃甘蔗上山，步步高，节节甜吃甘蔗上山，步步高，節節甜吃甘蔗上山，步步高，節節甜

Eating sugar cane while climbing a hill: each step higher, each joint sweeter

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Life gets better and happier day by day. It is said as a happy wish.
Wordplay: 高 (gāo) is both higher ground and rising living standards; 甜 (tián) is both sweet taste and a happy life.

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Simplified: 吃甘蔗上山，步步高，节节甜
Traditional (Taiwan): 吃甘蔗上山，步步高，節節甜
Pinyin: chī gānzhe shàngshān, bùbù gāo, jiéjié tián
Bopomofo: ㄔㄍㄢ ˙ㄓㄜㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄢ，ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄠ，ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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