苍蝇嘴巴狗鼻子，真灵蒼蠅嘴巴狗鼻子，真靈蒼蠅嘴巴狗鼻子，真靈

A fly's mouth and a dog's nose: really sharp

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Mocks people who sniff out bad things quickly and are well informed about them.
Wordplay: 灵 (líng) means both 'keen, sharp' (of senses) and 'well-informed'.

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Simplified: 苍蝇嘴巴狗鼻子，真灵
Traditional (Taiwan): 蒼蠅嘴巴狗鼻子，真靈
Pinyin: cāngying zuǐba gǒu bízi, zhēn líng
Bopomofo: ㄘㄤ ˙ㄧㄥㄗㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄅㄚㄍㄡˇ ㄅㄧˊ ˙ㄗ，ㄓㄣㄌㄧㄥˊ

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

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