兔子的尾巴，长不了兔子的尾巴，長不了兔子的尾巴，長不了

a rabbit's tail: can't be long

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Mocks someone's good times, saying they won't last long.
Wordplay: 长 (cháng) means long in length and long in duration; the rabbit's tail is short, so the good days won't last.

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Simplified: 兔子的尾巴，长不了
Traditional (Taiwan): 兔子的尾巴，長不了
Pinyin: tùzi de wěiba, cháng bù liǎo
Pinyin (Taiwan): tùzi de wěiba, zhǎng bù liǎo
Bopomofo: ㄊㄨˋ ˙ㄗ ˙ㄉㄜㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄅㄚ，ㄓㄤˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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