一根马尾儿做弦,无法弹一根馬尾兒做弦,無法彈一根馬尾兒做弦,無法彈

a single horse hair as a string: cannot be plucked (talked)

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Says two sides cannot talk to each other, or a matter can't be discussed.
Wordplay: 弹 (tán, pluck a string) and 谈 (tán, talk) are homophones.

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Simplified: 一根马尾儿做弦,无法弹
Traditional (Taiwan): 一根馬尾兒做弦,無法彈
Pinyin: yìgēn mǎyǐ ér zuò xián,wúfǎ dàn
Bopomofo: ㄧˋ ㄍㄣㄇㄚˇ ㄧˇ ㄦˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ,ㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄉㄢˋ

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

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