老太太吃糖,越扯越长老太太吃糖,越扯越長老太太吃糖,越扯越長

an old lady eating taffy: the more she pulls, the longer it gets

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

Meaning: Describes idle chatter that wanders on and grows longer. Humorous.
Wordplay: 扯 (chě) means both pulling and chatting idly, and 长 (cháng) means both long and long-winded.

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Simplified: 老太太吃糖,越扯越长
Traditional (Taiwan): 老太太吃糖,越扯越長
Pinyin: lǎotàitai chī táng,yuè chě yuè cháng
Bopomofo: ㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄞˋ ˙ㄊㄞㄔㄊㄤˊ,ㄩㄝˋ ㄔㄜˇ ㄩㄝˋ ㄔㄤˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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