烟袋锅儿里蒸包子,有汽也不大煙袋鍋兒里蒸包子,有汽也不大煙袋鍋兒里蒸包子,有汽也不大

steaming buns in a pipe bowl: even if there's steam, it's not much

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Even if someone is displeased, they won't get very angry. Light, humorous, describing a mild temper.
Wordplay: 汽 (qì, steam) is written for 气 (qì, anger); 'having steam' puns on 'having anger'.

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Simplified: 烟袋锅儿里蒸包子,有汽也不大
Traditional (Taiwan): 煙袋鍋兒里蒸包子,有汽也不大
Pinyin: yāndàiguō ér lǐ zhēng bāozi,yǒu qì yě bú dà
Bopomofo: ㄧㄢㄉㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛㄦˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄓㄥㄅㄠ ˙ㄗ,ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧˋ ㄧㄝˇ ㄅㄨˊ ㄉㄚˋ

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

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