磨盘上睡觉，想转了磨盤上睡覺，想轉了磨盤上睡覺，想轉了

sleeping on a millstone: thinking of turning

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said when someone has changed their mind or attitude, often after resistance. Light, humorous.
Wordplay: 转 zhuàn (to spin, as the millstone does) puns with 转 zhuǎn (to turn, change); the sleeper's thoughts 'turn' as the stone does.

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Simplified: 磨盘上睡觉，想转了
Traditional (Taiwan): 磨盤上睡覺，想轉了
Pinyin: mòpán shàng shuìjiào, xiǎng zhuǎnle
Bopomofo: ㄇㄛˋ ㄆㄢˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ，ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ˙ㄌㄜ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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