爆炒鹅卵石，不进油盐爆炒鵝卵石，不進油鹽爆炒鵝卵石，不進油鹽

stir-frying pebbles over high heat: oil and salt won't go in

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes a stubborn person who won't take in any advice. Critical.
Wordplay: 不进油盐 (bù jìn yóu yán) literally means 'oil and salt don't get in'. Figuratively the person won't listen to anything.

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Simplified: 爆炒鹅卵石，不进油盐
Traditional (Taiwan): 爆炒鵝卵石，不進油鹽
Pinyin: bàochǎo éluǎnshí, bú jìn yóu yán
Bopomofo: ㄅㄠˋ ㄔㄠˇ ㄜˊ ㄌㄨㄢˇ ㄕˊ，ㄅㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄢˊ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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