属犁铧的，老往一面翻土屬犁鏵的，老往一面翻土屬犁鏵的，老往一面翻土

born a ploughshare: always turns the soil to one side

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone who always argues one side or favours one party. Critical.

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Simplified: 属犁铧的，老往一面翻土
Traditional (Taiwan): 屬犁鏵的，老往一面翻土
Pinyin: shǔ líhuá de, lǎo wǎng yímiàn fān tǔ
Bopomofo: ㄕㄨˇ ㄌㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ˙ㄉㄜ，ㄌㄠˇ ㄨㄤˇ ㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄢㄊㄨˇ

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

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