茶馆里招手，壶来茶館里招手，壺來茶館里招手，壺來

waving in a teahouse: kettle (recklessly) comes

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes acting without rules or order, or messing about. It is critical or teasing.
Wordplay: 壶 (hú, kettle) puns on 胡 (hú, reckless): waving in a teahouse brings the kettle, and 胡来 means to act recklessly.

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Simplified: 茶馆里招手，壶来
Traditional (Taiwan): 茶館里招手，壺來
Pinyin: cháguǎn lǐ zhāoshǒu, hú lái
Bopomofo: ㄔㄚˊ ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄓㄠㄕㄡˇ，ㄏㄨˊ ㄌㄞˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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