关起笼子抓老鼠，没跑儿關起籠子抓老鼠，沒跑兒關起籠子抓老鼠，沒跑兒

shutting the cage to catch a mouse: it can't run away

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Says a plan is sure to succeed; the result is as good as certain. Approving, colloquial.

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Simplified: 关起笼子抓老鼠，没跑儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 關起籠子抓老鼠，沒跑兒
Pinyin: guān qǐ lóngzi zhuā lǎoshǔ, méi pǎo ér
Bopomofo: ㄍㄨㄢㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ˙ㄗㄓㄨㄚㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ，ㄇㄟˊ ㄆㄠˇ ㄦˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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