田鼠走亲戚，土里来土里去田鼠走親戚，土里來土里去田鼠走親戚，土里來土里去

A field mouse visiting relatives: comes out of the soil and goes back into the soil

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone who deals with nothing but earth and soil, such as a farmer. It is a light, humorous description.

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Simplified: 田鼠走亲戚，土里来土里去
Traditional (Taiwan): 田鼠走親戚，土里來土里去
Pinyin: tiánshǔ zǒuqīnqi, tǔ li lái tǔ li qù
Pinyin (Taiwan): tiánshǔ zǒuqīnqi, tǔ lǐ lái tǔ lǐ qù
Bopomofo: ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨˇ ㄗㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄣ ˙ㄑㄧ，ㄊㄨˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄊㄨˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄑㄩˋ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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