饥梳头，饱洗澡飢梳頭，飽洗澡飢梳頭，飽洗澡

comb your hair when hungry, bathe when full

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Old health lore: comb hair on an empty stomach and bathe after eating. A traditional belief, not a modern recommendation.

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Simplified: 饥梳头，饱洗澡
Traditional (Taiwan): 飢梳頭，飽洗澡
Pinyin: jī shūtóu, bǎo xǐzǎo
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄕㄨㄊㄡˊ，ㄅㄠˇ ㄒㄧˇ ㄗㄠˇ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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