大拇指挠痒痒,随上随下 大拇指撓癢癢,隨上隨下 大拇指撓癢癢,隨上隨下

a thumb scratching an itch: goes up and down wherever it goes

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning
Describes someone who passively follows others' lead. Mildly mocking.
Simplified
大拇指挠痒痒,随上随下
Traditional (Taiwan)
大拇指撓癢癢,隨上隨下
Pinyin
dàmuzhǐ náoyǎngyang,suí shàng suí xià
Bopomofo
ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄇㄨ ㄓˇ ㄋㄠˊ ㄧㄤˇ ˙ㄧㄤ,ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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