馋大嫂种瓜,拣着吃 饞大嫂種瓜,揀著吃 饞大嫂種瓜,揀着吃

a greedy sister-in-law grows melons: she picks which to eat

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning
Describes choosing only what one needs or likes. It is light and humorous.
Simplified
馋大嫂种瓜,拣着吃
Traditional (Taiwan)
饞大嫂種瓜,揀著吃
Traditional (Hong Kong)
饞大嫂種瓜,揀着吃
Pinyin
chán dàsǎo zhòngguā, jiǎnzhe chī
Bopomofo
ㄔㄢˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄙㄠˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄚ,ㄐㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄔ

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

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