百年松树，六月芭蕉，粗枝大叶百年松樹，六月芭蕉，粗枝大葉百年松樹，六月芭蕉，粗枝大葉

a hundred-year-old pine, a banana plant in the sixth month: thick branches, big leaves

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone careless and not thorough in thinking or work. Mildly critical.
Wordplay: 粗枝大叶 (cūzhī dàyè) literally means thick branches and big leaves, as on these plants, and figuratively means careless and sloppy.

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Simplified: 百年松树，六月芭蕉，粗枝大叶
Traditional (Taiwan): 百年松樹，六月芭蕉，粗枝大葉
Pinyin: bǎinián sōngshù, liùyuè bājiāo, cūzhīdàyè
Bopomofo: ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄥㄕㄨˋ，ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄚㄐㄧㄠ，ㄘㄨㄓㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄝˋ

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

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