尼姑庵里借梳子，找错了门尼姑庵里借梳子，找錯了門尼姑庵里借梳子，找錯了門

borrowing a comb in a nunnery: knocked at the wrong door

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: You've gone to the wrong place or person for what you want. Humorous.

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Simplified: 尼姑庵里借梳子，找错了门
Traditional (Taiwan): 尼姑庵里借梳子，找錯了門
Pinyin: Nígū'ān li jiè shūzi, zhǎo cuòle mén
Pinyin (Taiwan): Nígū'ān lǐ jiè shūzi, zhǎo cuòle mén
Bopomofo: ㄋㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄢㄌㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄨ ˙ㄗ，ㄓㄠˇ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄌㄜㄇㄣˊ

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

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