头发上贴膏药，毛病頭髮上貼膏藥，毛病頭髮上貼膏藥，毛病

sticking a plaster on the hair: a hair problem

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said of someone with faults or bad habits in their life or attitudes. Mocking, light.
Wordplay: 毛病 (máobìng) literally 'hair ailment' but means a fault or bad habit.

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Simplified: 头发上贴膏药，毛病
Traditional (Taiwan): 頭髮上貼膏藥，毛病
Pinyin: tóufa shàng tiēgāoyào, máobìng
Bopomofo: ㄊㄡˊ ˙ㄈㄚㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄝㄍㄠㄧㄠˋ，ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄧㄥˋ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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