烧火棍捅灶火坑，又得碰，又离不开燒火棍捅灶火坑，又得碰，又離不開燒火棍捅灶火坑，又得碰，又離不開

a fire poker prodding the stove hole: it has to bump it, and can't leave it

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes two parties who often clash but cannot do without each other.

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Simplified: 烧火棍捅灶火坑，又得碰，又离不开
Traditional (Taiwan): 燒火棍捅灶火坑，又得碰，又離不開
Pinyin: shāohuǒgùn tǒng zàohuǒkēng, yòu děi pèng, yòu líbùkāi
Bopomofo: ㄕㄠㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ ㄗㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄎㄥ，ㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄟˇ ㄆㄥˋ，ㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄞ

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

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