钻进风箱里的老鼠，受不完的气鑽進風箱里的老鼠，受不完的氣鑽進風箱里的老鼠，受不完的氣

a rat that has crawled into a bellows: endless air to take

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Describes being bullied or pushed around endlessly.
Wordplay: 气 (qì) means both 'air' (pushed through the bellows) and 'abuse or humiliation' as in 受气 (shòuqì).

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Simplified: 钻进风箱里的老鼠，受不完的气
Traditional (Taiwan): 鑽進風箱里的老鼠，受不完的氣
Pinyin: zuānjìn fēngxiāng lǐ de lǎoshǔ, shòu bù wán de qì
Bopomofo: ㄗㄨㄢㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄈㄥㄒㄧㄤㄌㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ，ㄕㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄢˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄑㄧˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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