马勺上的苍蝇,混饭吃 馬勺上的蒼蠅,混飯吃 馬勺上的蒼蠅,混飯吃

A fly on the ladle: scraping a meal

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning
Describes a person who lives off others and muddles through life without much effort. Disparaging.
Simplified
马勺上的苍蝇,混饭吃
Traditional (Taiwan)
馬勺上的蒼蠅,混飯吃
Pinyin
mǎsháo shàng de cāngying, hùnfànchī
Bopomofo
ㄇㄚˇ ㄕㄠˊ ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄘㄤ ˙ㄧㄥ,ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄈㄢˋ ㄔ

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

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