猫扳倒甑子，给狗做了好事貓扳倒甑子，給狗做了好事貓扳倒甑子，給狗做了好事

the cat knocks over the rice steamer and does the dog a favour

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Someone's hard-won gains are seized by another. Said ruefully.

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Simplified: 猫扳倒甑子，给狗做了好事
Traditional (Taiwan): 貓扳倒甑子，給狗做了好事
Pinyin: māo bāndǎo zèngzi, gěi gǒu zuòle hǎoshì
Bopomofo: ㄇㄠㄅㄢㄉㄠˇ ㄗㄥˋ ˙ㄗ，ㄍㄟˇ ㄍㄡˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄌㄜㄏㄠˇ ㄕˋ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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