磨坊里的驴，听喝磨坊里的驢，聽喝磨坊里的驢，聽喝

a donkey in the mill: listens to the shouts

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone who simply does what they are told, ordered about by others. Mildly mocking.
Wordplay: 听喝 (tīnghè) is literally listening to the driver's shouts, and figuratively obeying orders.

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Simplified: 磨坊里的驴，听喝
Traditional (Taiwan): 磨坊里的驢，聽喝
Pinyin: mòfáng lǐ de lǘ, tīng hè
Pinyin (Taiwan): mòfáng lǐ de lǘ, tīng hē
Bopomofo: ㄇㄛˋ ㄈㄤˊ ㄌㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄌㄩˊ，ㄊㄧㄥㄏㄜ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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