胡同里扛木头，直来直去胡同里扛木頭，直來直去胡同里扛木頭，直來直去

carrying a log through an alley: going straight in and straight out

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Describes a frank, straightforward person who says and does things without beating around the bush. Usually approving or neutral.
Wordplay: 直 (zhí) means both 'straight' (a log must go straight in a narrow alley) and 'frank, candid'.

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Simplified: 胡同里扛木头，直来直去
Traditional (Taiwan): 胡同里扛木頭，直來直去
Pinyin: hútòng li káng mùtou, zhíláizhíqù
Pinyin (Taiwan): hútòng lǐ káng mùtou, zhíláizhíqù
Bopomofo: ㄏㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄎㄤˊ ㄇㄨˋ ˙ㄊㄡ，ㄓˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄓˊ ㄑㄩˋ

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

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