快刀切豆腐,两不沾快刀切豆腐,兩不沾快刀切豆腐,兩不沾

a sharp knife cutting tofu: neither side sticks

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Neither side gains from the other, or neither is involved with the other. Neutral.
Wordplay: 沾 (zhān) means 'stick to' and 'benefit from'; tofu doesn't stick to the knife, and neither party gets an advantage.

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Simplified: 快刀切豆腐,两不沾
Traditional (Taiwan): 快刀切豆腐,兩不沾
Pinyin: kuài dāoqiē dòufu,liǎng bù zhān
Bopomofo: ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄠㄑㄧㄝㄉㄡˋ ˙ㄈㄨ,ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄢ

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

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