三尺长的梯子,搭不上檐儿三尺長的梯子,搭不上檐兒三尺長的梯子,搭不上檐兒

a three-foot ladder: can't be propped up to the eaves

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said when someone has no answer and cannot reply. Humorous.
Wordplay: 搭 (dā) 'put up against' sounds like 答 (dá) 'answer', and 檐儿 (yánr) 'eaves' sounds like 言 (yán) 'words', so it reads as 'can't answer a word'.

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Simplified: 三尺长的梯子,搭不上檐儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 三尺長的梯子,搭不上檐兒
Pinyin: sānchǐ zhǎng de tīzi,dā bú shàng yán ér
Bopomofo: ㄙㄢㄔˇ ㄓㄤˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄊㄧ ˙ㄗ,ㄉㄚㄅㄨˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄦˊ

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

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