死了张屠夫，不吃混毛猪

sǐ le zhāng tú fū , bù chī hùn máo zhū

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1. lit. just because Zhang the butcher dies, doesn't mean we'll have to eat pork mixed with bristles (idiom)
2. fig. nobody is indispensable

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Child Words of 死了张屠夫，不吃混毛猪

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 了 了 le: (completed action marker)
• 吃 吃 chī: to eat
• 张 张 zhāng: to open up
• 死 死 sǐ: to die
• 毛 毛 máo: hair
• 混 混 hùn: to mix
• 了 了 liǎo: (of eyes) bright
• 猪 猪 zhū: hog
• 夫 夫 fū: husband
• 夫 夫 fú: (classical) this, that
• 屠 屠 tú: to slaughter (animals for food)
• 屠夫 屠夫 tú fū: butcher
• 毛猪 毛猪 máo zhū: live pig