一根竹子搭的桥,难过去一根竹子搭的橋,難過去一根竹子搭的橋,難過去

a bridge made of one bamboo pole: hard to get across

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Says someone is in a tight spot and finds it hard to get by, especially in money matters.
Wordplay: 过去 (guòqù) means both 'cross over' the bridge and 'get through' hard times.

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Simplified: 一根竹子搭的桥,难过去
Traditional (Taiwan): 一根竹子搭的橋,難過去
Pinyin: yìgēn zhúzi dā de qiáo,nán guòqù
Bopomofo: ㄧˋ ㄍㄣㄓㄨˊ ˙ㄗㄉㄚ ˙ㄉㄜㄑㄧㄠˊ,ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄩˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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