二分钱开当铺，周转不开二分錢開當鋪，周轉不開二分錢開當鋪，周轉不開

opening a pawnshop with two fen: can't turn over the money

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said when money is very tight and you can't manage your cash flow. Humorous, sympathetic.

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Simplified: 二分钱开当铺，周转不开
Traditional (Taiwan): 二分錢開當鋪，周轉不開
Pinyin: èrfēn qián kāi dàngpù, zhōuzhuǎnbùkāi
Bopomofo: ㄦˋ ㄈㄣㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄞㄉㄤˋ ㄆㄨˋ，ㄓㄡㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄞ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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