嗑瓜子儿嗑出个臭虫来,什么仁儿都有嗑瓜子兒嗑出個臭蟲來,什麼仁兒都有嗑瓜子兒嗑出個臭蟲來,什麼仁兒都有

cracking melon seeds and finding a bedbug: every kind of kernel (person) there is

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said to remark that people come in all sorts, including odd or bad ones. Wry and humorous.
Wordplay: 仁儿 (rénr, seed kernel) sounds the same as 人儿 (rénr, person), so 'every kind of kernel' also means 'every kind of person'.

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Simplified: 嗑瓜子儿嗑出个臭虫来,什么仁儿都有
Traditional (Taiwan): 嗑瓜子兒嗑出個臭蟲來,什麼仁兒都有
Pinyin: kē guāzir kē chū gè chòuchóng lái,shénme rénr dōu yǒu
Bopomofo: ㄎㄜㄍㄨㄚ ˙ㄗㄦㄎㄜㄔㄨㄍㄜˋ ㄔㄡˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ,ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄜㄖㄣˊㄦㄉㄡㄧㄡˇ

Written with HSK 2 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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