小巷里扛竹竿，转不过弯儿来小巷里扛竹竿，轉不過彎兒來小巷里扛竹竿，轉不過彎兒來

carrying a bamboo pole in a narrow lane: can't make the turn

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Describes someone who cannot change their way of thinking. Mildly critical.

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Simplified: 小巷里扛竹竿，转不过弯儿来
Traditional (Taiwan): 小巷里扛竹竿，轉不過彎兒來
Pinyin: xiǎoxiàng lǐ káng zhúgān, zhuǎn búguò wān ér lái
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄎㄤˊ ㄓㄨˊ ㄍㄢ，ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄅㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄢㄦˊ ㄌㄞˊ

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

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