软米粥拌粉面,稠上加稠軟米粥拌粉面,稠上加稠軟米粥拌粉面,稠上加稠

sticky rice porridge mixed with starch: thick on top of thick

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes being deeply worried, with trouble piling on trouble. Humorous.
Wordplay: 稠 (chóu, 'thick') is written for 愁 (chóu, 'worry'); the porridge getting thicker puns on worry upon worry.

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Simplified: 软米粥拌粉面,稠上加稠
Traditional (Taiwan): 軟米粥拌粉面,稠上加稠
Pinyin: ruǎn mǐzhōu bàn fěnmiàn,chóu shàng jiā chóu
Bopomofo: ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄇㄧˇ ㄓㄡㄅㄢˋ ㄈㄣˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ,ㄔㄡˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚㄔㄡˊ

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

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