碟子里扎猛子，不知深浅碟子里扎猛子，不知深淺碟子里扎猛子，不知深淺

diving headfirst in a saucer: not knowing how deep it is

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: A variant of the saucer diving saying: ridicules someone who acts rashly and ignorantly.
Wordplay: 深浅 (shēnqiǎn) means the depth of water and also a sense of proper measure.

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Simplified: 碟子里扎猛子，不知深浅
Traditional (Taiwan): 碟子里扎猛子，不知深淺
Pinyin: diézi lǐ zhāměngzi, bùzhīshēnqiǎn
Bopomofo: ㄉㄧㄝˊ ˙ㄗㄌㄧˇ ㄓㄚㄇㄥˇ ˙ㄗ，ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄕㄣㄑㄧㄢˇ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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