钢针掉到油锅里，又尖又滑鋼針掉到油鍋里，又尖又滑鋼針掉到油鍋里，又尖又滑

a steel needle dropped into a wok of oil: both sharp 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 very cunning and crafty. Critical.
Wordplay: 尖 (jiān) 'sharp' sounds like 奸 (jiān) 'treacherous', and 滑 (huá) 'slippery' sounds like 猾 (huá) 'sly'.

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Simplified: 钢针掉到油锅里，又尖又滑
Traditional (Taiwan): 鋼針掉到油鍋里，又尖又滑
Pinyin: gāngzhēn diào dào yóuguō lǐ, yòu jiān yòu huá
Bopomofo: ㄍㄤㄓㄣㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄍㄨㄛㄌㄧˇ，ㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄢㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄚˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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