小公鸡害嗓子,不能再啼了小公雞害嗓子,不能再啼了小公雞害嗓子,不能再啼了

a young rooster with a sore throat: can't crow any more

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said when a matter is hopeless or can't be mentioned again.
Wordplay: 啼 (tí, crow) puns on 提 (tí, bring up).

Sign up for a free account to save sentences and hear them read aloud

Simplified: 小公鸡害嗓子,不能再啼了
Traditional (Taiwan): 小公雞害嗓子,不能再啼了
Pinyin: xiǎo gōngjī hài sǎngzi,bùnéng zài tíle
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥㄐㄧㄏㄞˋ ㄙㄤˇ ˙ㄗ,ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄊㄧˊ ˙ㄌㄜ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

Words in this sentence

Where this sentence is used

Chinese sayings

Sign up for a free Chinese Boost account

Save the words and sentences you find here to your own list, and hear them read aloud. You can export the list to your flashcards whenever you like.

Create a free account

All Chinese example sentences