芝麻地里的老鼠,吃香 芝麻地里的老鼠,吃香 芝麻地里的老鼠,吃香

a mouse in a sesame field: eats what smells good

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning
Describes someone popular and in demand.
Wordplay
吃香 (chīxiāng) means literally 'eating something fragrant' (sesame) and figuratively 'be popular, do well'.
Simplified
芝麻地里的老鼠,吃香
Pinyin
zhīma dìlǐ de lǎoshǔ, chīxiāng
Bopomofo
ㄓ ˙ㄇㄚ ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ,ㄔ ㄒㄧㄤ

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

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