孩子没娘，说来话长孩子沒娘，說來話長孩子沒娘，説來話長

a child with no mother: it's a long story to tell

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Said when a matter is complicated and cannot be explained in a few words; 'it's a long story'.

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Simplified: 孩子没娘，说来话长
Traditional (Taiwan): 孩子沒娘，說來話長
Traditional (Hong Kong): 孩子沒娘，説來話長
Pinyin: háizi méi niáng, shuōláihuàcháng
Bopomofo: ㄏㄞˊ ˙ㄗㄇㄟˊ ㄋㄧㄤˊ，ㄕㄨㄛㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄔㄤˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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