萝卜上扎刀，不是出血的筒子蘿蔔上扎刀，不是出血的筒子蘿蔔上扎刀，不是出血的筒子

A knife stuck in a radish: not one to bleed

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Mocks a miser who never willingly parts with money.
Wordplay: 出血 (chūxiě) means literally 'bleed' and figuratively 'spend money'.

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Simplified: 萝卜上扎刀，不是出血的筒子
Traditional (Taiwan): 蘿蔔上扎刀，不是出血的筒子
Pinyin: luóbo shàng zhā dāo, bú shì chūxiě de tǒngzi
Bopomofo: ㄌㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄅㄛㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄚㄉㄠ，ㄅㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄔㄨㄒㄧㄝˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄊㄨㄥˇ ˙ㄗ

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

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