未出窝的麻雀嘴朝外,挨着了就吃 未出窩的麻雀嘴朝外,挨著了就吃 未出窩的麻雀嘴朝外,挨着了就吃

a sparrow not yet out of the nest, beak turned outward: eats whatever touches it

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning
Mocks someone who grabs a share of any advantage the moment it comes near.
Simplified
未出窝的麻雀嘴朝外,挨着了就吃
Traditional (Taiwan)
未出窩的麻雀嘴朝外,挨著了就吃
Traditional (Hong Kong)
未出窩的麻雀嘴朝外,挨着了就吃
Pinyin
wèi chū wō de máquè zuǐ cháo wài, āizhele jiù chī
Bopomofo
ㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄨ ㄨㄛ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄇㄚˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄨㄞˋ,ㄞ ˙ㄓㄜ ˙ㄌㄜ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄔ

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

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