裁缝比手艺，针本事裁縫比手藝，針本事裁縫比手藝，針本事

Tailors comparing skills: the needle (real) ability

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Praises someone who has real skill and true ability.
Wordplay: 针 (zhēn, needle) sounds the same as 真 (zhēn, real), so 'needle skill' means 'real skill'.

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Simplified: 裁缝比手艺，针本事
Traditional (Taiwan): 裁縫比手藝，針本事
Pinyin: cáiféng bǐ shǒuyì, zhēn běnshi
Bopomofo: ㄘㄞˊ ㄈㄥˊ ㄅㄧˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄧˋ，ㄓㄣㄅㄣˇ ˙ㄕ

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

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