西瓜掉进油桶里,又圆又滑西瓜掉進油桶里,又圓又滑西瓜掉進油桶里,又圓又滑

a watermelon dropped into an oil drum: both round and slippery

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes a person who is smooth and evasive, ready to flatter and avoid commitment. Critical.
Wordplay: 圆滑 (yuánhuá) literally means round and slippery, and figuratively means slick or evasive in dealing with people.

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Simplified: 西瓜掉进油桶里,又圆又滑
Traditional (Taiwan): 西瓜掉進油桶里,又圓又滑
Pinyin: xīguā diào jìn yóutǒng li,yòu yuán yòu huá
Pinyin (Taiwan): xīguā diào jìn yóutǒng lǐ,yòu yuán yòu huá
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧㄍㄨㄚㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄨㄥˇ ㄌㄧˇ,ㄧㄡˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄚˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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