偷来的锣,敲不得 偷來的鑼,敲不得 偷來的鑼,敲不得

a stolen gong: can't be beaten

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning
A variant of 偷来的锣鼓,敲不得: a secret or shady matter cannot be announced.
Simplified
偷来的锣,敲不得
Traditional (Taiwan)
偷來的鑼,敲不得
Pinyin
tōu lái de luó, qiāo bùdé
Bopomofo
ㄊㄡ ㄌㄞˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄌㄨㄛˊ,ㄑㄧㄠ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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