吃竹笋剥皮，一层层来吃竹筍剝皮，一層層來吃竹筍剝皮，一層層來

eating bamboo shoots, you peel the skin: layer by layer

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said of doing a job step by step, in order. Neutral, often advice to be patient and methodical.

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Simplified: 吃竹笋剥皮，一层层来
Traditional (Taiwan): 吃竹筍剝皮，一層層來
Pinyin: chī zhúsǔn bāopí, yìcéng céng lái
Bopomofo: ㄔㄓㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄣˇ ㄅㄠㄆㄧˊ，ㄧˋ ㄘㄥˊ ㄘㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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