粪桶改水桶,断不了臭气糞桶改水桶,斷不了臭氣糞桶改水桶,斷不了臭氣

turn a night-soil bucket into a water bucket: the stink can't be cut off

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone whose bad habits are reduced but not gone. Said critically.
Wordplay: 臭气 (chòuqì) means a bad smell literally and bad habits figuratively.

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Simplified: 粪桶改水桶,断不了臭气
Traditional (Taiwan): 糞桶改水桶,斷不了臭氣
Pinyin: fèntǒng gǎi shuǐtǒng,duànbùliǎo chòuqì
Bopomofo: ㄈㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ ㄍㄞˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄊㄨㄥˇ,ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄡˋ ㄑㄧˋ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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