骑驴看唱本，走着瞧騎驢看唱本，走著瞧騎驢看唱本，走着瞧

riding a donkey reading a song book: we'll see as we go

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Let's wait and see how things turn out. Often said as a challenge or a warning to a rival.
Wordplay: The second half 走着瞧 (zǒuzhe qiáo) means both 'look while the donkey walks' and 'wait and see'.

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Simplified: 骑驴看唱本，走着瞧
Traditional (Taiwan): 騎驢看唱本，走著瞧
Traditional (Hong Kong): 騎驢看唱本，走着瞧
Pinyin: qí lǘ kàn chàngběn, zǒuzheqiáo
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄩˊ ㄎㄢˋ ㄔㄤˋ ㄅㄣˇ，ㄗㄡˇ ˙ㄓㄜㄑㄧㄠˊ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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