戏台上做宰相,在位不长戲臺上做宰相,在位不長戲台上做宰相,在位不長

playing prime minister on the stage: not long in office

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said of someone who holds a post only briefly. Humorous or mocking.

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Simplified: 戏台上做宰相,在位不长
Traditional (Taiwan): 戲臺上做宰相,在位不長
Traditional (Hong Kong): 戲台上做宰相,在位不長
Pinyin: xìtái shang zuò zǎixiàng,zàiwèi bù cháng
Pinyin (Taiwan): xìtái shàng zuò zǎixiàng,zàiwèi bù cháng
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧˋ ㄊㄞˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄗㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ,ㄗㄞˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄤˊ

Written with HSK 2 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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