说书的嘴，唱戏的腿，有伸有缩說書的嘴，唱戲的腿，有伸有縮説書的嘴，唱戲的腿，有伸有縮

the storyteller's mouth, the opera singer's legs: they stretch and contract

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Something is flexible and can be adjusted as needed. Neutral.

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Simplified: 说书的嘴，唱戏的腿，有伸有缩
Traditional (Taiwan): 說書的嘴，唱戲的腿，有伸有縮
Traditional (Hong Kong): 説書的嘴，唱戲的腿，有伸有縮
Pinyin: shuōshū de zuǐ, chàngxì de tuǐ, yǒu shēn yǒu suō
Bopomofo: ㄕㄨㄛㄕㄨ ˙ㄉㄜㄗㄨㄟˇ，ㄔㄤˋ ㄒㄧˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄊㄨㄟˇ，ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄣㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄛ

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

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