烧火棍拨火，一头捅燒火棍撥火，一頭捅燒火棍撥火，一頭捅

a fire poker stirring the fire: it pokes with one end only

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes one-sided thinking that looks at one aspect and ignores the other. Mildly critical.

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Simplified: 烧火棍拨火，一头捅
Traditional (Taiwan): 燒火棍撥火，一頭捅
Pinyin: shāohuǒgùn bōhuǒ, yìtóu tǒng
Bopomofo: ㄕㄠㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄛㄏㄨㄛˇ，ㄧˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄨㄥˇ

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

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