打锣卖糖,各干一行 打鑼賣糖,各幹一行 打鑼賣糖,各幹一行

beating a gong to sell candy: each does his own line of work

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning
Said when people work in different trades or do different jobs. Neutral, often a light remark that each person has their own business.
Simplified
打锣卖糖,各干一行
Traditional (Taiwan)
打鑼賣糖,各幹一行
Pinyin
dǎ luó màitáng,gègànyìháng
Pinyin (Taiwan)
dǎ luó màitáng,gègànyìxíng
Bopomofo
ㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄞˋ ㄊㄤˊ,ㄍㄜˋ ㄍㄢˋ ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

Written with HSK 2 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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