鼻子上的糖，干馋舔不着鼻子上的糖，幹饞舔不著鼻子上的糖，幹饞舔不着

candy on your nose: you crave it but can't lick it

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Something you want is right before your eyes but out of reach. Frustrating, humorous.

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Simplified: 鼻子上的糖，干馋舔不着
Traditional (Taiwan): 鼻子上的糖，幹饞舔不著
Traditional (Hong Kong): 鼻子上的糖，幹饞舔不着
Pinyin: bízi shàng de táng, gān chán tiǎn bù zháo
Pinyin (Taiwan): bízi shàng de táng, gàn chán tiǎn bù zháo
Bopomofo: ㄅㄧˊ ˙ㄗㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄊㄤˊ，ㄍㄢˋ ㄔㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ

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

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