打铁的拆炉,散火打鐵的拆爐,散火打鐵的拆爐,散火

the blacksmith tears down his furnace: the fire (the crew) scatters

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said when a group, team or organisation breaks up. Neutral or slightly rueful.
Wordplay: 火 (huǒ, fire) sounds like 伙 (huǒ, a group or partnership): the fire disperses, and the gang disbands.

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Simplified: 打铁的拆炉,散火
Traditional (Taiwan): 打鐵的拆爐,散火
Pinyin: dǎtiě de chāi lú,sànhuǒ
Bopomofo: ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄔㄞㄌㄨˊ,ㄙㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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