敲锣卖糖,各干一行敲鑼賣糖,各幹一行敲鑼賣糖,各幹一行

one beats a gong, one sells candy: each does his own trade

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Each person minds their own business and does their own job without interfering. Neutral.

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Simplified: 敲锣卖糖,各干一行
Traditional (Taiwan): 敲鑼賣糖,各幹一行
Pinyin: qiāoluómàitáng,gègànyìháng
Pinyin (Taiwan): qiāoluómàitáng,gègànyìxíng
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧㄠㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄞˋ ㄊㄤˊ,ㄍㄜˋ ㄍㄢˋ ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

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各(gè)干(gàn)一(yì)行(háng)

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