老猴儿偷玉米,专找嫩的老猴兒偷玉米,專找嫩的老猴兒偷玉米,專找嫩的

An old monkey stealing corn: picks only the tender ears

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes people who prey on young, inexperienced victims, or someone who tackles the easy, weak points of a problem first.

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Simplified: 老猴儿偷玉米,专找嫩的
Traditional (Taiwan): 老猴兒偷玉米,專找嫩的
Pinyin: lǎo hóur tōu yùmǐ,zhuān zhǎo nèn de
Bopomofo: ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄡˊㄦㄊㄡㄩˋ ㄇㄧˇ,ㄓㄨㄢㄓㄠˇ ㄋㄣˋ ˙ㄉㄜ

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

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