城墙上挂门帘，没门儿城牆上掛門簾，沒門兒城牆上掛門簾，沒門兒

Hanging a door curtain on a city wall: no door

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

Meaning: There's no way it will happen. It is a blunt refusal, often said informally.
Wordplay: 没门儿 (méiménr) literally means 'there's no door' and figuratively 'no way, impossible'.

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Simplified: 城墙上挂门帘，没门儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 城牆上掛門簾，沒門兒
Pinyin: chéngqiáng shàng guà ménlián, méiménr
Bopomofo: ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ，ㄇㄟˊ ㄇㄣˊㄦ

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

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