锅边的小米，熬出来的鍋邊的小米，熬出來的鍋邊的小米，熬出來的

millet at the edge of the pot: boiled out

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Someone who has come through hardship and now has better circumstances.
Wordplay: 熬 (áo) means both boiling grain into porridge and enduring hardship.

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Simplified: 锅边的小米，熬出来的
Traditional (Taiwan): 鍋邊的小米，熬出來的
Pinyin: guō biān de xiǎomǐ, áo chūlái de
Bopomofo: ㄍㄨㄛㄅㄧㄢ ˙ㄉㄜㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧˇ，ㄠˊ ㄔㄨㄌㄞˊ ˙ㄉㄜ

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

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