墙上挂棋盘,一个子儿也留不住牆上掛棋盤,一個子兒也留不住牆上掛棋盤,一個子兒也留不住

a chessboard hung on a wall: not a single piece stays

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone who spends money wildly and cannot keep a single coin. Mocking.
Wordplay: 子儿 (zǐr) means both a chess piece and a small coin or money, so no pieces stay on the board means no money stays in hand.

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Simplified: 墙上挂棋盘,一个子儿也留不住
Traditional (Taiwan): 牆上掛棋盤,一個子兒也留不住
Pinyin: qiáng shàng guà qípán,yígèzir yě liú búzhù
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄆㄢˊ,ㄧˊ ㄍㄜˋ ˙ㄗㄦㄧㄝˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄓㄨˋ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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