黄鼠狼看鸡,越看越稀黃鼠狼看雞,越看越稀黃鼠狼看雞,越看越稀

a weasel minding the chickens: the more it watches, the fewer there are

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: If you put a greedy person in charge of public property, it will keep disappearing. Critical; like 'setting the fox to mind the henhouse'.

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Simplified: 黄鼠狼看鸡,越看越稀
Traditional (Taiwan): 黃鼠狼看雞,越看越稀
Pinyin: huángshǔláng kān jī,yuè kān yuè xī
Pinyin (Taiwan): huángshǔláng kàn jī,yuè kàn yuè xī
Bopomofo: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄕㄨˇ ㄌㄤˊ ㄎㄢˋ ㄐㄧ,ㄩㄝˋ ㄎㄢˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄒㄧ

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

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