江里的木偶，随大溜江里的木偶，隨大溜江里的木偶，隨大溜

a wooden puppet in the river: goes with the main current

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said of someone with no opinions of their own who just follows the majority. Mildly mocking; like 'go with the flow'.
Wordplay: 大溜 (dàliū) means both the fast central current of a river and the majority's opinion and behaviour.

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Simplified: 江里的木偶，随大溜
Traditional (Taiwan): 江里的木偶，隨大溜
Pinyin: Jiāng lǐ de mù'ǒu, suídàliù
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄤㄌㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄇㄨˋ ㄡˇ，ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄡˋ

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

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