一个墨斗弹出两条线,丝路不对一個墨斗彈出兩條線,絲路不對一個墨斗彈出兩條線,絲路不對

one ink-line box snaps out two lines: the silk thread (line of thought) isn't right

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Says someone's way of thinking about a problem is off track. Mildly critical.
Wordplay: 丝 (sī, silk thread of the ink line) sounds the same as 思 (sī, thought), so 丝路 'thread line' suggests 思路 'train of thought'.

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Simplified: 一个墨斗弹出两条线,丝路不对
Traditional (Taiwan): 一個墨斗彈出兩條線,絲路不對
Pinyin: yí gè mòdǒu tánchū liǎng tiáo xiàn,sīlù bú duì
Bopomofo: ㄧˊ ㄍㄜˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄡˇ ㄊㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ,ㄙㄌㄨˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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