长虫吃扁担，直杠子一条長蟲吃扁擔，直槓子一條長蟲吃扁擔，直槓子一條

a snake swallows a carrying pole: one straight rod

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes a person who is blunt and straightforward. It is humorous.
Wordplay: 直杠子 (zhí gàngzi) means a straight pole, and figuratively a blunt, straight-talking person.

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Simplified: 长虫吃扁担，直杠子一条
Traditional (Taiwan): 長蟲吃扁擔，直槓子一條
Pinyin: chángchong chī biǎndan, zhí gàngzi yìtiáo
Bopomofo: ㄔㄤˊ ˙ㄔㄨㄥㄔㄅㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄉㄢ，ㄓˊ ㄍㄤˋ ˙ㄗㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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