小孩儿见糖,嘴上说不要心里想小孩兒見糖,嘴上說不要心裡想小孩兒見糖,嘴上説不要心裏想

a child seeing candy: says no with the mouth but wants it in the heart

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Mocks someone who says one thing and means another, refusing aloud what they secretly want. Teasing or critical.

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Simplified: 小孩儿见糖,嘴上说不要心里想
Traditional (Taiwan): 小孩兒見糖,嘴上說不要心裡想
Traditional (Hong Kong): 小孩兒見糖,嘴上説不要心裏想
Pinyin: xiǎoháir jiàn táng,zuǐ shàng shuō búyào xīnli xiǎng
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄞˊㄦㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄤˊ,ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄨㄛㄅㄨˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄌㄧㄒㄧㄤˇ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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