老鼠啃皮球,嗑气老鼠啃皮球,嗑氣老鼠啃皮球,嗑氣

a mouse gnawing a rubber ball: cracking and air (polite)

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Used of polite words or gestures, or telling someone not to stand on ceremony.
Wordplay: 嗑 (kè, to crack with the teeth) sounds like 客 (kè, guest), and 气 (qì, air) is the same as the qi in 客气 (kèqi, polite).

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Simplified: 老鼠啃皮球,嗑气
Traditional (Taiwan): 老鼠啃皮球,嗑氣
Pinyin: lǎoshǔ kěn píqiú,kē qì
Bopomofo: ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ ㄎㄣˇ ㄆㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ,ㄎㄜㄑㄧˋ

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

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