洞庭湖的麻雀，见过大风浪洞庭湖的麻雀，見過大風浪洞庭湖的麻雀，見過大風浪

a sparrow of Lake Dongting: has seen great wind and waves

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone who has been through many hardships and seen the wider world. Approving.
Wordplay: 风浪 fēnglàng means both real wind and waves and, figuratively, trouble and danger in life.

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Simplified: 洞庭湖的麻雀，见过大风浪
Traditional (Taiwan): 洞庭湖的麻雀，見過大風浪
Pinyin: Dòngtínghú de máquè, jiànguo dà fēnglàng
Bopomofo: ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄇㄚˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ，ㄐㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄍㄨㄛㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄥㄌㄤˋ

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

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