五个指头按不住十只麻雀五個指頭按不住十隻麻雀五個指頭按不住十隻麻雀

five fingers can't pin down ten sparrows

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Scattered efforts achieve nothing; you must focus your strength. Said of trying to do too many things at once.

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Simplified: 五个指头按不住十只麻雀
Traditional (Taiwan): 五個指頭按不住十隻麻雀
Pinyin: wǔ gè zhǐtou àn búzhù shí zhī máquè
Bopomofo: ㄨˇ ㄍㄜˋ ㄓˇ ˙ㄊㄡㄢˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄓㄇㄚˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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