娃娃鱼上树，横看竖看都不是人娃娃魚上樹，橫看豎看都不是人娃娃魚上樹，橫看豎看都不是人

a giant salamander climbing a tree: from every angle it's not a person

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Says someone has lost basic decency and doesn't act like a human being. Insulting.

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Simplified: 娃娃鱼上树，横看竖看都不是人
Traditional (Taiwan): 娃娃魚上樹，橫看豎看都不是人
Pinyin: wáwayú shàng shù, héng kàn shù kàn dōu bú shì rén
Bopomofo: ㄨㄚˊ ˙ㄨㄚㄩˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄨˋ，ㄏㄥˊ ㄎㄢˋ ㄕㄨˋ ㄎㄢˋ ㄉㄡㄅㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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