枣核儿两头抹猪油，又尖又滑棗核兒兩頭抹豬油，又尖又滑棗核兒兩頭抹豬油，又尖又滑

a jujube pit greased with lard at both ends: pointed and slippery

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Mocks someone as both crafty and cunning. Critical.
Wordplay: 尖 (jiān, pointed) is a homophone of 奸 (jiān, treacherous), and 滑 (huá, slippery) of 猾 (huá, sly).

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Simplified: 枣核儿两头抹猪油，又尖又滑
Traditional (Taiwan): 棗核兒兩頭抹豬油，又尖又滑
Pinyin: zǎo húr liǎngtóu mǒ zhūyóu, yòu jiān yòu huá
Bopomofo: ㄗㄠˇ ㄏㄨˊㄦㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄇㄛˇ ㄓㄨㄧㄡˊ，ㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄢㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄚˊ

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

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