城头上的麻雀，耐惊耐怕城頭上的麻雀，耐驚耐怕城頭上的麻雀，耐驚耐怕

A sparrow on the city wall: used to being startled

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Someone who has seen a lot of the world and can stay calm in frightening situations.

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Simplified: 城头上的麻雀，耐惊耐怕
Traditional (Taiwan): 城頭上的麻雀，耐驚耐怕
Pinyin: chéngtóu shàng de máquè, nài jīng nài pà
Bopomofo: ㄔㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄇㄚˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ，ㄋㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄥㄋㄞˋ ㄆㄚˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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