油炸麻花儿，干脆油炸麻花兒，乾脆油炸麻花兒，乾脆

deep-fried twisted dough: crisp

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Describes a person who speaks or acts in a crisp, decisive, no-nonsense way. Approving.
Wordplay: 干脆 (gāncuì) means literally crisp, as fried dough is, and figuratively straightforward and decisive.

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Simplified: 油炸麻花儿，干脆
Traditional (Taiwan): 油炸麻花兒，乾脆
Pinyin: yóuzhá má huār, gāncuì
Bopomofo: ㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄚˊ ㄇㄚˊ ㄏㄨㄚㄦ，ㄍㄢㄘㄨㄟˋ

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

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