碗里不见青，肠胃倒钩心碗里不見青，腸胃倒鉤心碗里不見青，腸胃倒鈎心

no green in the bowl, and the gut hooks and tugs at the heart

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Without green vegetables in your diet you will feel unwell; eat a balanced diet.

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Simplified: 碗里不见青，肠胃倒钩心
Traditional (Taiwan): 碗里不見青，腸胃倒鉤心
Traditional (Hong Kong): 碗里不見青，腸胃倒鈎心
Pinyin: wǎn lǐ bújiàn qīng, chángwèi dàogōu xīn
Bopomofo: ㄨㄢˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄥ，ㄔㄤˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄡㄒㄧㄣ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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