藕丝炒韭菜，青青白白藕絲炒韭菜，青青白白藕絲炒韭菜，青青白白

lotus-root threads stir-fried with chives: green (clear) and white

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone who is pure and without blemish, with a clean record.
Wordplay: 青 (qīng, green) is for 清 (qīng, clear); 白 (bái) is both the white of the lotus root and 'innocent'.

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Simplified: 藕丝炒韭菜，青青白白
Traditional (Taiwan): 藕絲炒韭菜，青青白白
Pinyin: ǒu sī chǎo jiǔcài, qīngqīng báibái
Bopomofo: ㄡˇ ㄙㄔㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄘㄞˋ，ㄑㄧㄥㄑㄧㄥㄅㄞˊ ㄅㄞˊ

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

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