木匠拉大锯，有来有去木匠拉大鋸，有來有去木匠拉大鋸，有來有去

carpenters pulling a big saw: there's coming and going

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes people who visit and treat each other in turn, a reciprocal relationship.
Wordplay: 有来有去 (yǒu lái yǒu qù) describes the saw going back and forth, and also people's reciprocal dealings.

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Simplified: 木匠拉大锯，有来有去
Traditional (Taiwan): 木匠拉大鋸，有來有去
Pinyin: mùjiàng lā dà jù, yǒu lái yǒu qù
Bopomofo: ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄚㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄩˋ，ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄩˋ

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

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