筛子盖锅，汽都跑了篩子蓋鍋，汽都跑了篩子蓋鍋，汽都跑了

covering a pot with a sieve: all the steam escapes

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said when someone's anger has all gone away. Humorous.
Wordplay: 汽 (qì, steam) is a pun on 气 (qì, anger): steam escapes through the sieve, and the anger also drains away.

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Simplified: 筛子盖锅，汽都跑了
Traditional (Taiwan): 篩子蓋鍋，汽都跑了
Pinyin: shāizi gài guō, qì dōu pǎole
Bopomofo: ㄕㄞ ˙ㄗㄍㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛ，ㄑㄧˋ ㄉㄡㄆㄠˇ ˙ㄌㄜ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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