暖水瓶的塞子，堵汽暖水瓶的塞子，堵汽暖水瓶的塞子，堵汽

the stopper of a thermos flask: blocks the steam (sulks)

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone who acts wilfully out of resentment after being criticised or blamed.
Wordplay: 堵 (dǔ, block) is for 赌 (dǔ), and 汽 (qì, steam) for 气 (qì, anger), so 赌气 means to act out of pique.

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Simplified: 暖水瓶的塞子，堵汽
Pinyin: nuǎnshuǐpíng de sāizi, dǔ qì
Bopomofo: ㄋㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄙㄞ ˙ㄗ，ㄉㄨˇ ㄑㄧˋ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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