嫩竹子做扁担，挑不了重担嫩竹子做扁擔，挑不了重擔嫩竹子做扁擔，挑不了重擔

a young bamboo made into a carrying pole: can't carry a heavy load

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Young, inexperienced people cannot yet bear heavy responsibility.
Wordplay: 嫩 (nèn) means both 'tender, young (bamboo)' and 'inexperienced (person)'.

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Simplified: 嫩竹子做扁担，挑不了重担
Traditional (Taiwan): 嫩竹子做扁擔，挑不了重擔
Pinyin: nèn zhúzi zuò biǎndan, tiāo bù liǎo zhòngdàn
Bopomofo: ㄋㄣˋ ㄓㄨˊ ˙ㄗㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄉㄢ，ㄊㄧㄠㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄢˋ

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

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