坟地里的猫头鹰,不是好鸟儿墳地里的貓頭鷹,不是好鳥兒墳地里的貓頭鷹,不是好鳥兒

an owl in a graveyard: not a good bird

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Said of a person who is bad or up to no good. The owl is seen as an ill omen, and 鸟 is mild slang for a person. Critical.

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Simplified: 坟地里的猫头鹰,不是好鸟儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 墳地里的貓頭鷹,不是好鳥兒
Pinyin: féndì lǐ de māotóuyīng,bú shì hǎo niǎor
Bopomofo: ㄈㄣˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄇㄠㄊㄡˊ ㄧㄥ,ㄅㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇㄦ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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