热天切西瓜，一刀见红白熱天切西瓜，一刀見紅白熱天切西瓜，一刀見紅白

cutting a watermelon in summer: one cut shows red and white

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: The result becomes clear at once.

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Simplified: 热天切西瓜，一刀见红白
Traditional (Taiwan): 熱天切西瓜，一刀見紅白
Pinyin: rètiān qiē xīguā, yì dāo jiàn hóngbái
Bopomofo: ㄖㄜˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄑㄧㄝㄒㄧㄍㄨㄚ，ㄧˋ ㄉㄠㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄞˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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