běifāng réncháng shuō ， dōngzhì bùduān jiǎozi wǎn ， dòngdiào ěrduǒ méirénguǎn 。

北方人常说，冬至不端饺子碗，冻掉耳朵没人管。

Northerners often say that if you don't eat dumplings on the winter solstice, your ears might freeze off.