斑鸠不下树，嗉子里有食斑鳩不下樹，嗉子里有食斑鳩不下樹，嗉子里有食

the turtle dove won't come down from the tree: its crop has food

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone who stops striving once slightly well-off or successful. Critical.

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Simplified: 斑鸠不下树，嗉子里有食
Traditional (Taiwan): 斑鳩不下樹，嗉子里有食
Pinyin: bānjiū búxià shù, sùzi li yǒu shí
Pinyin (Taiwan): bānjiū búxià shù, sùzi lǐ yǒu shí
Bopomofo: ㄅㄢㄐㄧㄡㄅㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨˋ，ㄙㄨˋ ˙ㄗㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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