黄毛鸭子刚下河,不知深浅黃毛鴨子剛下河,不知深淺黃毛鴨子剛下河,不知深淺

a yellow-downed duckling just entering the river: doesn't know how deep or shallow

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Said of a young person who speaks or acts without a sense of proportion or regard for consequences. Mildly critical.
Wordplay: 深浅(shēnqiǎn) means both the depth of the water and, figuratively, a sense of propriety or limits.

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Simplified: 黄毛鸭子刚下河,不知深浅
Traditional (Taiwan): 黃毛鴨子剛下河,不知深淺
Pinyin: Huángmáo yāzi gāng xià hé,bùzhīshēnqiǎn
Bopomofo: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄧㄚ ˙ㄗㄍㄤㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄜˊ,ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄕㄣㄑㄧㄢˇ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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