兵无将而不动，蛇无头而不行兵無將而不動，蛇無頭而不行兵無將而不動，蛇無頭而不行

troops without a general don't move; a snake without a head can't crawl

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: A group cannot function without a leader. Like 'a ship without a captain'.

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Simplified: 兵无将而不动，蛇无头而不行
Traditional (Taiwan): 兵無將而不動，蛇無頭而不行
Pinyin: bīng wú jiāng ér bú dòng, shéwútóu'érbùxíng
Bopomofo: ㄅㄧㄥㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄤㄦˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ，ㄕㄜˊ ㄨˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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