西北风刮蒺藜,连风带刺西北風刮蒺藜,連風帶刺西北風刮蒺藜,連風帶刺

a northwest wind blowing caltrop burrs: wind together with thorns

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes sarcastic, biting words that criticise or mock. The tone is critical.
Wordplay: 风 (fēng, wind) sounds like 讽 (fěng, to mock), and 刺 (cì) means both thorns and a cutting remark.

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Simplified: 西北风刮蒺藜,连风带刺
Traditional (Taiwan): 西北風刮蒺藜,連風帶刺
Pinyin: Xīběifēng guā jíli,lián fēng dàicì
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄥㄍㄨㄚㄐㄧˊ ˙ㄌㄧ,ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄥㄉㄞˋ ㄘˋ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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