横里切藕，多心眼儿橫里切藕，多心眼兒橫里切藕，多心眼兒

cutting a lotus root crosswise: many holes

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone who is full of doubts and suspicion. Mildly critical.
Wordplay: 心眼儿 (xīnyǎnr) means literally the holes inside, and figuratively doubts or scheming.

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Simplified: 横里切藕，多心眼儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 橫里切藕，多心眼兒
Pinyin: héng lǐ qiē ǒu, duō xīnyǎnr
Bopomofo: ㄏㄥˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄝㄡˇ，ㄉㄨㄛㄒㄧㄣㄧㄢˇㄦ

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

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