麻绳洒水，越来越紧麻繩灑水，越來越緊麻繩灑水，越來越緊

Sprinkling water on hemp rope: tighter and tighter

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said of a situation that grows steadily more urgent or tense. A variant of 麻绳沾水.

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Simplified: 麻绳洒水，越来越紧
Traditional (Taiwan): 麻繩灑水，越來越緊
Pinyin: máshéng sǎshuǐ, yuèláiyuè jǐn
Bopomofo: ㄇㄚˊ ㄕㄥˊ ㄙㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ，ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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