猫见了鱼，想求荤貓見了魚，想求葷貓見了魚，想求葷

a cat seeing a fish wants meat (marriage)

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Mocks someone who is hoping to propose marriage to someone.
Wordplay: 荤 (hūn, meat dishes) sounds the same as 婚 (hūn, marriage), so the cat wanting meat reads as someone wanting to propose.

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Simplified: 猫见了鱼，想求荤
Traditional (Taiwan): 貓見了魚，想求葷
Pinyin: māo jiànle yú, xiǎng qiú hūn
Bopomofo: ㄇㄠㄐㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄌㄜㄩˊ，ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄣ

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

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