青蛙跳井,扑通青蛙跳井,撲通青蛙跳井,撲通

a frog jumps into a well: plop (don't understand)

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Said humorously of someone who doesn't understand something.
Wordplay: 扑通 (pūtōng), the splash, sounds like 不懂 (bù dǒng), 'don't understand'.

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Simplified: 青蛙跳井,扑通
Traditional (Taiwan): 青蛙跳井,撲通
Pinyin: qīngwā tiàojǐng,pūtōng
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧㄥㄨㄚㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ,ㄆㄨㄊㄨㄥ

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