木匠的斧子，一面砍木匠的斧子，一面砍木匠的斧子，一面砍

a carpenter's axe: cuts on one side

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes one-sided judgement, or favouring one party and hearing only their side. Critical.
Wordplay: The axe is sharpened on one side only (一面 yī miàn), which also means 'one side of an argument'.

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Simplified: 木匠的斧子，一面砍
Pinyin: mùjiàng de fǔzi, yímiàn kǎn
Bopomofo: ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄈㄨˇ ˙ㄗ，ㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄎㄢˇ

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

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