年画上的耕牛，犁不得年畫上的耕牛，犁不得年畫上的耕牛，犁不得

the ploughing ox in a New Year picture: can't plough (leave)

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said of a couple or things that cannot be separated, or a warning against divorce. Light and humorous.
Wordplay: 犁 (lí, plough) is a homophone of 离 (lí, leave/separate), so 'can't plough' also means 'can't part or divorce'.

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Simplified: 年画上的耕牛，犁不得
Traditional (Taiwan): 年畫上的耕牛，犁不得
Pinyin: niánhuà shàng de gēngniú, lí bùdé
Bopomofo: ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄍㄥㄋㄧㄡˊ，ㄌㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ

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

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