水淹洞穴的蚂蚁，有出没进水淹洞穴的螞蟻，有出沒進水淹洞穴的螞蟻，有出沒進

ants in a flooded nest: some go out, none go in

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone with only outgoing money and no income.

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Simplified: 水淹洞穴的蚂蚁，有出没进
Traditional (Taiwan): 水淹洞穴的螞蟻，有出沒進
Pinyin: shuǐ yān dòngxué de mǎyǐ, yǒu chūmò jìn
Bopomofo: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄧㄢㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄇㄚˇ ㄧˇ，ㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄨㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ

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

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