热锅上的油渣，熬不住熱鍋上的油渣，熬不住熱鍋上的油渣，熬不住

cracklings in a hot pan: can't stand the cooking

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone who can't bear pain or hardship any longer.
Wordplay: 熬 (áo) means both to simmer food and to endure suffering.

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Simplified: 热锅上的油渣，熬不住
Traditional (Taiwan): 熱鍋上的油渣，熬不住
Pinyin: rè guō shàng de yóuzhā, áobúzhù
Bopomofo: ㄖㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄛㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄚ，ㄠˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄓㄨˋ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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