大虾掉进油锅里，闹了个大红脸大蝦掉進油鍋里，鬧了個大紅臉大蝦掉進油鍋里，鬧了個大紅臉

a big prawn falls into a hot wok: ends up with a big red face

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone who suddenly blushes from embarrassment or anxiety. Humorous.

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Simplified: 大虾掉进油锅里，闹了个大红脸
Traditional (Taiwan): 大蝦掉進油鍋里，鬧了個大紅臉
Pinyin: dàxiā diào jìn yóuguō li, nàole ge dà hóngliǎn
Pinyin (Taiwan): dàxiā diào jìn yóuguō lǐ, nàole gè dà hóngliǎn
Bopomofo: ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄚㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄍㄨㄛㄌㄧˇ，ㄋㄠˋ ˙ㄌㄜㄍㄜˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄢˇ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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