夜猫子进宅,无事不来夜貓子進宅,無事不來夜貓子進宅,無事不來

an owl comes into the house: it doesn't come without reason

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: A visitor who has come with bad intent or an ulterior motive, not just for a social call. Close to 'no one comes calling for nothing'.

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Simplified: 夜猫子进宅,无事不来
Traditional (Taiwan): 夜貓子進宅,無事不來
Pinyin: yèmāozi jìn zhái,wú shì bù lái
Bopomofo: ㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄠ ˙ㄗㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓㄞˊ,ㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄞˊ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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