狗扯羊肠子，越扯越长狗扯羊腸子，越扯越長狗扯羊腸子，越扯越長

a dog pulling sheep intestines: the more it pulls, the longer it gets

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone who rambles on and on in talk without end. It is mocking.
Wordplay: 扯 (chě) means both to pull and to chat aimlessly: pulling the intestines out longer is like talk that drags on.

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Simplified: 狗扯羊肠子，越扯越长
Traditional (Taiwan): 狗扯羊腸子，越扯越長
Pinyin: gǒu chě yáng chángzi, yuè chě yuè cháng
Bopomofo: ㄍㄡˇ ㄔㄜˇ ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄤˊ ˙ㄗ，ㄩㄝˋ ㄔㄜˇ ㄩㄝˋ ㄔㄤˊ

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

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