酱缸里的萝卜，咸的醬缸里的蘿蔔，鹹的醬缸里的蘿蔔，鹹的

a radish in the soy-paste vat: salty

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said of someone with nothing to do, idle. Humorous, mildly mocking.
Wordplay: Pun: 咸 (xián, salty) stands for 闲 (xián, idle).

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Simplified: 酱缸里的萝卜，咸的
Traditional (Taiwan): 醬缸里的蘿蔔，鹹的
Pinyin: jiànggāng lǐ de luóbo, Xián de
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄍㄤㄌㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄌㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄅㄛ，ㄒㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄉㄜ

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

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