铜匠担子，挑到哪里响到哪里銅匠擔子，挑到哪裡響到哪裡銅匠擔子，挑到哪裏響到哪裏

a coppersmith's carrying pole: it rings wherever it is carried

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone who gossips and talks away wherever they go. Mildly critical.
Wordplay: 响 (xiǎng) 'ring, sound' is both the clang of copperware and a person's voice talking.

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Simplified: 铜匠担子，挑到哪里响到哪里
Traditional (Taiwan): 銅匠擔子，挑到哪裡響到哪裡
Traditional (Hong Kong): 銅匠擔子，挑到哪裏響到哪裏
Pinyin: tóngjiang dànzi, tiāo dào nǎlǐ xiǎng dào nǎlǐ
Bopomofo: ㄊㄨㄥˊ ˙ㄐㄧㄤㄉㄢˋ ˙ㄗ，ㄊㄧㄠㄉㄠˋ ㄋㄚˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄋㄚˇ ㄌㄧˇ

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

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