胡子上生疮，毛病鬍子上生瘡，毛病鬍子上生瘡，毛病

a sore growing on the beard: a hair problem

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Says someone has a fault, bad habit or work error. Humorous.
Wordplay: 毛病 (máobìng) literally means 'hair ailment' and also means 'fault, problem'.

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Simplified: 胡子上生疮，毛病
Traditional (Taiwan): 鬍子上生瘡，毛病
Pinyin: húzi shang shēng chuāng, máobìng
Pinyin (Taiwan): húzi shàng shēng chuāng, máobìng
Bopomofo: ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄗㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄥㄔㄨㄤ，ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄧㄥˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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