王八看绿豆，对上眼了王八看綠豆，對上眼了王八看綠豆，對上眼了

a turtle looks at a mung bean: eyes meet

Saying俗语俗語

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

May offend: vulgar language

Meaning: Mocking remark when two flawed or unattractive people take a liking to each other. Insulting; the word 王八 is coarse.

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Simplified: 王八看绿豆，对上眼了
Traditional (Taiwan): 王八看綠豆，對上眼了
Pinyin: wángba kàn lǜdòu, duì shàng yǎn le
Bopomofo: ㄨㄤˊ ˙ㄅㄚㄎㄢˋ ㄌㄩˋ ㄉㄡˋ，ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄌㄜ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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