墙上挂竹帘,没有门儿牆上掛竹簾,沒有門兒牆上掛竹簾,沒有門兒

hanging a bamboo blind on a wall: there is no door

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: There is no way in and no way to do it; no hope of success. Said when a path or connection is lacking.
Wordplay: 门儿 (ménr) means a literal door and also a way or knack, so 'no door' means 'no way'.

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Simplified: 墙上挂竹帘,没有门儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 牆上掛竹簾,沒有門兒
Pinyin: qiáng shàng guà zhúlián,méiyǒu ménr
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ,ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄣˊㄦ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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