灶王爷贴在腿肚子上，人走家搬灶王爺貼在腿肚子上，人走家搬灶王爺貼在腿肚子上，人走家搬

the Kitchen God stuck on one's calf: when the person walks, the home moves

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes either someone with no property and so very poor, or a single person with no family to burden them.

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Simplified: 灶王爷贴在腿肚子上，人走家搬
Traditional (Taiwan): 灶王爺貼在腿肚子上，人走家搬
Pinyin: zàowángyé tiē zài tuǐdùzi shang, rén zǒu jiā bān
Pinyin (Taiwan): zàowángyé tiē zài tuǐdùzi shàng, rén zǒu jiā bān
Bopomofo: ㄗㄠˋ ㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄧㄝㄗㄞˋ ㄊㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄨˋ ˙ㄗㄕㄤˋ，ㄖㄣˊ ㄗㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄚㄅㄢ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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