三弦当琵琶,少根弦三弦當琵琶,少根弦三弦當琵琶,少根弦

using a three-string lute as a pipa: one string short

Saying俗语俗語

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

May offend: mocks disability

Meaning: Says a person is a bit slow or not all there. Teasing and rude.
Wordplay: 少根弦 (shǎo gēn xián) means a missing string, and also a slightly 'loose screw' (not quite bright).

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Simplified: 三弦当琵琶,少根弦
Traditional (Taiwan): 三弦當琵琶,少根弦
Pinyin: sānxián dàng pípa,shǎo gēn xián
Pinyin (Taiwan): sānxián dāng pípa,shǎo gēn xián
Bopomofo: ㄙㄢㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄤㄆㄧˊ ˙ㄆㄚ,ㄕㄠˇ ㄍㄣㄒㄧㄢˊ

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

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