属刺猬的，捧不得也打不得屬刺蝟的，捧不得也打不得屬刺蝟的，捧不得也打不得

born a hedgehog: can't be held up and can't be hit

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes a person who is hard to deal with, as neither flattery nor force works.
Wordplay: 捧 (pěng) means both to hold in the hands and to flatter; 打 (dǎ) means both to strike and to attack or punish.

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Simplified: 属刺猬的，捧不得也打不得
Traditional (Taiwan): 屬刺蝟的，捧不得也打不得
Pinyin: shǔ cìwei de, pěng bùdé yě dǎ bùdé
Bopomofo: ㄕㄨˇ ㄘˋ ˙ㄨㄟ ˙ㄉㄜ，ㄆㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧㄝˇ ㄉㄚˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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