狗吃苍蝇，胡嚼狗吃蒼蠅，胡嚼狗吃蒼蠅，胡嚼

a dog eating flies: chewing at random

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Says that someone is making trouble without reason. It is critical.
Wordplay: 嚼 (jiáo, chew) puns on 搅 (jiǎo, stir up or disturb): chewing flies at random sounds like stirring up trouble.

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Simplified: 狗吃苍蝇，胡嚼
Traditional (Taiwan): 狗吃蒼蠅，胡嚼
Pinyin: gǒu chī cāngying, hújiáo
Bopomofo: ㄍㄡˇ ㄔㄘㄤ ˙ㄧㄥ，ㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄠˊ

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

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