白菜熬豆腐，谁也不沾谁的油水白菜熬豆腐，誰也不沾誰的油水白菜熬豆腐，誰也不沾誰的油水

cabbage stewed with tofu: neither gets any grease from the other

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Neither side can profit at the other's expense.
Wordplay: 油水 (yóushui) means literally fat or grease in food, and figuratively gain or advantage.

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Simplified: 白菜熬豆腐，谁也不沾谁的油水
Traditional (Taiwan): 白菜熬豆腐，誰也不沾誰的油水
Pinyin: báicài āo dòufu, shéi yě bù zhān shéi de yóushuǐ
Pinyin (Taiwan): báicài áo dòufu, shéi yě bù zhān shéi de yóushuǐ
Bopomofo: ㄅㄞˊ ㄘㄞˋ ㄠˊ ㄉㄡˋ ˙ㄈㄨ，ㄕㄟˊ ㄧㄝˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄢㄕㄟˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

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

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