蛇头上的苍蝇，自来的衣食蛇頭上的蒼蠅，自來的衣食蛇頭上的蒼蠅，自來的衣食

a fly on a snake's head: food and clothing that came by itself

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Mocks someone who walks right into the hands of others who can exploit them.

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Simplified: 蛇头上的苍蝇，自来的衣食
Traditional (Taiwan): 蛇頭上的蒼蠅，自來的衣食
Pinyin: shétóu shàng de cāngying, zìlái de yīshí
Bopomofo: ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄘㄤ ˙ㄧㄥ，ㄗˋ ㄌㄞˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄧㄕˊ

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

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