饿瘪肚皮的臭虫，死叮餓癟肚皮的臭蟲，死叮餓癟肚皮的臭蟲，死叮

a bedbug with a shrunken empty belly: bites to death

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone who presses hard and won't let go when questioning or pursuing another person. Mocking.
Wordplay: 叮 (dīng) means both 'sting/bite to suck blood' and 'press with questions'.

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Simplified: 饿瘪肚皮的臭虫，死叮
Traditional (Taiwan): 餓癟肚皮的臭蟲，死叮
Pinyin: è biě dùpí de chòuchóng, sǐ dīng
Bopomofo: ㄜˋ ㄅㄧㄝˇ ㄉㄨˋ ㄆㄧˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄔㄡˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ，ㄙˇ ㄉㄧㄥ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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