一根桩上拴两头牯牛,谁也不让谁 一根樁上拴兩頭牯牛,誰也不讓誰 一根樁上拴兩頭牯牛,誰也不讓誰

two bulls tied to one post: neither gives way to the other

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning
Describes two sides who are both stubborn and refuse to back down.
Simplified
一根桩上拴两头牯牛,谁也不让谁
Traditional (Taiwan)
一根樁上拴兩頭牯牛,誰也不讓誰
Pinyin
yìgēn zhuāng shang shuān liǎngtóu gǔniú,shéi yě búràng shéi
Pinyin (Taiwan)
yìgēn zhuāng shàng shuān liǎngtóu gǔniú,shéi yě búràng shéi
Bopomofo
ㄧˋ ㄍㄣ ㄓㄨㄤ ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ,ㄕㄟˊ ㄧㄝˇ ㄅㄨˊ ㄖㄤˋ ㄕㄟˊ

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

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