老鼠掉到面缸里,糊了口老鼠掉到面缸里,糊了口老鼠掉到面缸里,糊了口

a mouse falls into the flour jar: its mouth is clogged

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

Meaning: After getting some benefit, someone goes quiet and stops speaking up. Mocking.

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Simplified: 老鼠掉到面缸里,糊了口
Pinyin: lǎoshǔ diào dào miàn gāng li,hūle kǒu
Pinyin (Taiwan): lǎoshǔ diào dào miàn gāng lǐ,húle kǒu
Bopomofo: ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄤㄌㄧˇ,ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄜㄎㄡˇ

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

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