药里的甘草,少不了的一味藥里的甘草,少不了的一味藥里的甘草,少不了的一味

liquorice in a prescription: an ingredient you can't do without

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said of someone who is involved in everything and is always present. Can be mildly teasing.
Wordplay: 味 (wèi, a herbal ingredient) and 位 (wèi, a person or place) are homophones, so 'one ingredient' also reads as 'one member'.

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Simplified: 药里的甘草,少不了的一味
Traditional (Taiwan): 藥里的甘草,少不了的一味
Pinyin: yào lǐ de gāncǎo,shàobùliǎo de yíwèi
Bopomofo: ㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄍㄢㄘㄠˇ,ㄕㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄧˊ ㄨㄟˋ

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

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