按住电铃不抬手，老是响按住電鈴不抬手，老是響按住電鈴不抬手，老是響

Pressing the doorbell and not lifting your hand: it keeps ringing

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said of someone who keeps thinking of or missing someone or something. Light, humorous.
Wordplay: 响 (xiǎng, ring) is used for 想 (xiǎng, think of, miss); the bell keeps 'ringing' as the person keeps 'thinking'.

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Simplified: 按住电铃不抬手，老是响
Traditional (Taiwan): 按住電鈴不抬手，老是響
Pinyin: àn zhù diànlíng bù táishǒu, lǎo shì xiǎng
Bopomofo: ㄢˋ ㄓㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ，ㄌㄠˇ ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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