墙上挂着的王八,上不着天,下不着地牆上掛著的王八,上不著天,下不著地牆上掛着的王八,上不着天,下不着地

a turtle hung on a wall: it touches neither the sky above nor the ground below

Saying俗语俗語

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

May offend: vulgar language

Meaning: A person is isolated, helpless and has no support in any direction. Sympathetic or wry.

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Simplified: 墙上挂着的王八,上不着天,下不着地
Traditional (Taiwan): 牆上掛著的王八,上不著天,下不著地
Traditional (Hong Kong): 牆上掛着的王八,上不着天,下不着地
Pinyin: qiáng shang guàzhe de wángba,shàngbùzháotiān,xiàbùzháodì
Pinyin (Taiwan): qiáng shàng guàzhe de wángba,shàngbùzháotiān,xiàbùzháodì
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ˙ㄓㄜ ˙ㄉㄜㄨㄤˊ ˙ㄅㄚ,ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ,ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄉㄧˋ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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