熟透了的藕，眼儿多熟透了的藕，眼兒多熟透了的藕，眼兒多

a fully ripe lotus root: many holes

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone who is overly calculating or suspicious, with too many worries and thoughts. Mildly mocking.
Wordplay: 眼儿 (yǎnr) means both the small holes in lotus root and 心眼儿, a person's mind or scheming; many holes means many thoughts.

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Simplified: 熟透了的藕，眼儿多
Traditional (Taiwan): 熟透了的藕，眼兒多
Pinyin: shútòule de ǒu, yǎn ér duō
Bopomofo: ㄕㄨˊ ㄊㄡˋ ˙ㄌㄜ ˙ㄉㄜㄡˇ，ㄧㄢˇ ㄦˊ ㄉㄨㄛ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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