偷来的锣鼓，敲不得偷來的鑼鼓，敲不得偷來的鑼鼓，敲不得

stolen gongs and drums: can't be beaten

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Something done on the sly can't be made public, as it would give you away.

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Simplified: 偷来的锣鼓，敲不得
Traditional (Taiwan): 偷來的鑼鼓，敲不得
Pinyin: tōu lái de luógǔ, qiāo bùdé
Bopomofo: ㄊㄡㄌㄞˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄍㄨˇ，ㄑㄧㄠㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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