蛤蟆跳井，扑通蛤蟆跳井，撲通蛤蟆跳井，撲通

a toad jumps into a well: plop (not through)

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Used for not understanding something, or for writing that doesn't read smoothly.
Wordplay: 扑通 (pūtōng, the splash) is a pun on 不通 (bù tōng, not clear or not fluent).

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Simplified: 蛤蟆跳井，扑通
Traditional (Taiwan): 蛤蟆跳井，撲通
Pinyin: háma tiàojǐng, pūtōng
Bopomofo: ㄏㄚˊ ˙ㄇㄚㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ，ㄆㄨㄊㄨㄥ

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