煮熟的猪爪子，总是往里弯煮熟的豬爪子，總是往里彎煮熟的豬爪子，總是往里彎

a cooked pig's trotter always curls inward

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: People always favour their own side. Wry and mildly critical, like 'blood is thicker than water' in the partisan sense.

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Simplified: 煮熟的猪爪子，总是往里弯
Traditional (Taiwan): 煮熟的豬爪子，總是往里彎
Pinyin: zhǔshóu de zhū zhuǎzi, zǒngshì wǎng lǐ wān
Bopomofo: ㄓㄨˇ ㄕㄡˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄓㄨㄓㄨㄚˇ ˙ㄗ，ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄕˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄨㄢ

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

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