砧板上的蚂蚁，刀下找吃的砧板上的螞蟻，刀下找吃的砧板上的螞蟻，刀下找吃的

an ant on a chopping board: looking for food under the knife

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes risking one's life to get some gain.

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Simplified: 砧板上的蚂蚁，刀下找吃的
Traditional (Taiwan): 砧板上的螞蟻，刀下找吃的
Pinyin: zhēnbǎn shàng de mǎyǐ, dāo xià zhǎo chī de
Bopomofo: ㄓㄣㄅㄢˇ ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄇㄚˇ ㄧˇ，ㄉㄠㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄠˇ ㄔ ˙ㄉㄜ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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