小葱拌豆腐,一青二白小蔥拌豆腐,一青二白小葱拌豆腐,一青二白

scallion mixed with tofu: one green, two white

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Describes someone pure and blameless, with nothing shady. Approving.
Wordplay: 青 (qīng, green) puns on 清 (qīng, clear): green and white sounds like 'clear and clean'.

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Simplified: 小葱拌豆腐,一青二白
Traditional (Taiwan): 小蔥拌豆腐,一青二白
Traditional (Hong Kong): 小葱拌豆腐,一青二白
Pinyin: xiǎocōngbàndòufǔ,yì qīng èr bái
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄘㄨㄥㄅㄢˋ ㄉㄡˋ ㄈㄨˇ,ㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄥㄦˋ ㄅㄞˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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