池塘边洗藕，洗一节吃一节池塘邊洗藕，洗一節吃一節池塘邊洗藕，洗一節吃一節

washing lotus root by the pond: wash one section, eat one section

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

Meaning: Taking things one step at a time and dealing with problems as they come, without a long-term plan. Compare "cross that bridge when we come to it".

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Simplified: 池塘边洗藕，洗一节吃一节
Traditional (Taiwan): 池塘邊洗藕，洗一節吃一節
Pinyin: chítáng biān xǐ ǒu, xǐ yì jié chīyìjié
Bopomofo: ㄔˊ ㄊㄤˊ ㄅㄧㄢㄒㄧˇ ㄡˇ，ㄒㄧˇ ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄔㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

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

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