外甥戴孝，没舅外甥戴孝，沒舅外甥戴孝，沒舅

a nephew in mourning dress: no uncle (no saving)

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: It cannot be saved; the situation is hopeless.
Wordplay: 舅 (jiù, uncle) sounds like 救 (jiù, to save); the nephew mourns his dead uncle, so 没舅 sounds like 没救.

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Simplified: 外甥戴孝，没舅
Traditional (Taiwan): 外甥戴孝，沒舅
Pinyin: wàishēng dàixiào, méi jiù
Bopomofo: ㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄥㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ，ㄇㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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