老电线杆子,挂的线越来越多老電線杆子,掛的線越來越多老電線杆子,掛的線越來越多

An old telephone pole: more and more wires (titles) hung on it

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said humorously or mockingly of a person who holds more and more posts and titles.
Wordplay: 线 (xiàn, wire) is a pun on 衔 (xián, rank or title), which sound alike.

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Simplified: 老电线杆子,挂的线越来越多
Traditional (Taiwan): 老電線杆子,掛的線越來越多
Pinyin: lǎo diànxiàngān zǐ,guà de xiàn yuèláiyuè duō
Bopomofo: ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄢㄗˇ,ㄍㄨㄚˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄉㄨㄛ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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