泥鳅身上抹肥皂，滑上加滑泥鰍身上抹肥皂，滑上加滑泥鰍身上抹肥皂，滑上加滑

soaping a loach: slippery on top of slippery

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Describes someone extremely slippery, cunning and evasive. Critical.
Wordplay: 滑 (huá) means both 'slippery' and 'sly, crafty'.

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Simplified: 泥鳅身上抹肥皂，滑上加滑
Traditional (Taiwan): 泥鰍身上抹肥皂，滑上加滑
Pinyin: níqiu shēnshang mǒ féizào, huá shàng jiā huá
Bopomofo: ㄋㄧˊ ˙ㄑㄧㄡㄕㄣ ˙ㄕㄤㄇㄛˇ ㄈㄟˊ ㄗㄠˋ，ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚㄏㄨㄚˊ

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

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