钟楼上的麻雀，耐惊耐怕鐘樓上的麻雀，耐驚耐怕鐘樓上的麻雀，耐驚耐怕

a sparrow in the bell tower: used to being startled and frightened

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes a person who has been through so much that no danger frightens them. Approving or wry.

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Simplified: 钟楼上的麻雀，耐惊耐怕
Traditional (Taiwan): 鐘樓上的麻雀，耐驚耐怕
Pinyin: zhōnglóu shang de máquè, nài jīng nài pà
Pinyin (Taiwan): zhōnglóu shàng de máquè, nài jīng nài pà
Bopomofo: ㄓㄨㄥㄌㄡˊ ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄇㄚˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ，ㄋㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄥㄋㄞˋ ㄆㄚˋ

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

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