庙门前的旗杆，光棍儿一条廟門前的旗杆，光棍兒一條廟門前的旗杆，光棍兒一條

the flagpole at the temple gate: a bare stick

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: A joke about an unmarried man living alone.
Wordplay: 光棍儿 guānggùnr means both a bare pole and a bachelor.

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Simplified: 庙门前的旗杆，光棍儿一条
Traditional (Taiwan): 廟門前的旗杆，光棍兒一條
Pinyin: miào ménqián de qígān, guānggùnr yìtiáo
Bopomofo: ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄢ，ㄍㄨㄤㄍㄨㄣˋㄦㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ

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

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