鸡市鸭市，鸽子另一市雞市鴨市，鴿子另一市雞市鴨市，鴿子另一市

chicken market, duck market, pigeons have another market (each has their own business)

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Everyone has their own affairs to mind.
Wordplay: 鸽子 gēzi (pigeons) sounds like 各自 gèzì (each), and 市 shì (market) sounds like 事 shì (matter).

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Simplified: 鸡市鸭市，鸽子另一市
Traditional (Taiwan): 雞市鴨市，鴿子另一市
Pinyin: jī shì yā shì, gēzi lìng yí shì
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄕˋ ㄧㄚㄕˋ，ㄍㄜ ˙ㄗㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄧˊ ㄕˋ

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

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