火烧竹竿儿,节节爆火燒竹竿兒,節節爆火燒竹竿兒,節節爆

Fire burning a bamboo pole: it bursts joint by joint

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said of someone who keeps getting richer, each gain leading to the next.
Wordplay: 爆 (bào, burst) puns on 暴 (bào, as in 暴发, suddenly getting rich).

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Simplified: 火烧竹竿儿,节节爆
Traditional (Taiwan): 火燒竹竿兒,節節爆
Pinyin: huǒshāo zhú gānr,jiéjié bào
Bopomofo: ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄠㄓㄨˊ ㄍㄢㄦ,ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄠˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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