黄鼠狼躲在鸡棚上,不会不偷黃鼠狼躲在雞棚上,不會不偷黃鼠狼躲在雞棚上,不會不偷

a weasel hiding on the chicken coop: it's bound to steal

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Mocks someone who, given their nature, will surely do the bad thing they are inclined to. Critical.

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Simplified: 黄鼠狼躲在鸡棚上,不会不偷
Traditional (Taiwan): 黃鼠狼躲在雞棚上,不會不偷
Pinyin: huángshǔláng duǒ zài jī péng shang,búhuì bù tōu
Pinyin (Taiwan): huángshǔláng duǒ zài jī péng shàng,búhuì bù tōu
Bopomofo: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄕㄨˇ ㄌㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄆㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ,ㄅㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄡ

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

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