See 東食西宿 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"translation": "齊地一戶人家有個女兒，有兩人追求她，東家的兒子長得醜陋但有錢，西家的兒子相貌俊美但貧窮。這家的父母猶豫不決，於是問女兒：「你來決定嫁給誰，不方便說名字的話，就把哪邊的手臂露出來（代表想嫁給哪家）。」結果女兒把兩邊的手臂都露出來了，父母感到奇怪問為什麼這樣做，她說：「我想在東家吃飯、到西家過夜。」"
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"translation": "齊地一戶人家有個女兒，有兩人追求她，東家的兒子長得醜陋但有錢，西家的兒子相貌俊美但貧窮。這家的父母猶豫不決，於是問女兒：「你來決定嫁給誰，不方便說名字的話，就把哪邊的手臂露出來（代表想嫁給哪家）。」結果女兒把兩邊的手臂都露出來了，父母感到奇怪問為什麼這樣做，她說：「我想在東家吃飯、到西家過夜。」"
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"translation": "齊地一戶人家有個女兒，有兩人追求她，東家的兒子長得醜陋但有錢，西家的兒子相貌俊美但貧窮。這家的父母猶豫不決，於是問女兒：「你來決定嫁給誰，不方便說名字的話，就把哪邊的手臂露出來（代表想嫁給哪家）。」結果女兒把兩邊的手臂都露出來了，父母感到奇怪問為什麼這樣做，她說：「我想在東家吃飯、到西家過夜。」"
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