三条腿的板凳,一碰就倒三條腿的板凳,一碰就倒三條腿的板凳,一碰就倒

a three-legged stool: topples at a touch

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone very weak or something very unstable. Mildly mocking.

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Simplified: 三条腿的板凳,一碰就倒
Traditional (Taiwan): 三條腿的板凳,一碰就倒
Pinyin: sāntiáo tuǐ de bǎndèng,yí pèng jiù dǎo
Pinyin (Taiwan): sāntiáo tuǐ de bǎndèng,yí pèng jiù dào
Bopomofo: ㄙㄢㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄅㄢˇ ㄉㄥˋ,ㄧˊ ㄆㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄠˋ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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