属猴子的，有人敲锣就上杆子屬猴子的，有人敲鑼就上杆子屬猴子的，有人敲鑼就上杆子

born a monkey: climbs the pole whenever someone bangs a gong

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes a person with no opinion of their own who acts as others direct. Mocking.

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Simplified: 属猴子的，有人敲锣就上杆子
Traditional (Taiwan): 屬猴子的，有人敲鑼就上杆子
Pinyin: shǔ hóuzi de, yǒurén qiāoluó jiù shàng gānzi
Bopomofo: ㄕㄨˇ ㄏㄡˊ ˙ㄗ ˙ㄉㄜ，ㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄠㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄢ ˙ㄗ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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