徐庶进曹营，一言不发徐庶進曹營，一言不發徐庶進曹營，一言不發

Xu Shu entering Cao Cao's camp: not a word spoken

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Says someone stays completely silent. Humorous, referring to the Three Kingdoms story in which Xu Shu, tricked into serving Cao Cao, vowed never to advise him.

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Simplified: 徐庶进曹营，一言不发
Traditional (Taiwan): 徐庶進曹營，一言不發
Pinyin: Xú shù jìn Cáo yíng, yìyánbùfā
Bopomofo: ㄒㄩˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄘㄠˊ ㄧㄥˊ，ㄧˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄚ

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

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