灶王爷逃难，慌了神灶王爺逃難，慌了神灶王爺逃難，慌了神

the Kitchen God flees disaster: flustered in spirit

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

Meaning: Describes someone panicking and not knowing what to do.
Wordplay: 神 (shén) means a god, and also one's state of mind, as in 慌了神 (to lose one's composure).

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Simplified: 灶王爷逃难，慌了神
Traditional (Taiwan): 灶王爺逃難，慌了神
Pinyin: zàowángyé táonàn, huāngle shén
Bopomofo: ㄗㄠˋ ㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄠˊ ㄋㄢˋ，ㄏㄨㄤ ˙ㄌㄜㄕㄣˊ

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

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