墙头儿上栽葱,扎不下根牆頭兒上栽蔥,扎不下根牆頭兒上栽葱,扎不下根

planting scallions on a wall top: they can't put down roots

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: A person cannot get properly rooted among the people or in a field of work. Critical or regretful.

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Simplified: 墙头儿上栽葱,扎不下根
Traditional (Taiwan): 牆頭兒上栽蔥,扎不下根
Traditional (Hong Kong): 牆頭兒上栽葱,扎不下根
Pinyin: qiáng tóur shàng zāi cōng,zhā búxià gēn
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄡˊㄦㄕㄤˋ ㄗㄞㄘㄨㄥ,ㄓㄚㄅㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄣ

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

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