洗脸盆里扎猛子,不知深浅洗臉盆里扎猛子,不知深淺洗臉盆里扎猛子,不知深淺

diving headfirst into a washbasin: not knowing how deep or shallow

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said of someone who speaks or acts without a sense of proportion. Mocking.
Wordplay: 深浅 (shēnqiǎn) means the depth of water, and also a sense of propriety or measure.

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Simplified: 洗脸盆里扎猛子,不知深浅
Traditional (Taiwan): 洗臉盆里扎猛子,不知深淺
Pinyin: xǐliǎnpén li zhāměngzi,bùzhīshēnqiǎn
Pinyin (Taiwan): xǐliǎnpén lǐ zhāměngzi,bùzhīshēnqiǎn
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄣˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄓㄚㄇㄥˇ ˙ㄗ,ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄕㄣㄑㄧㄢˇ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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