扁担插进桥洞里，担不起扁擔插進橋洞里，擔不起扁擔插進橋洞里，擔不起

a carrying pole stuck into a bridge arch: can't be lifted

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Unable to take on the responsibility or burden. Said of a duty or blame one can't bear.
Wordplay: 担 (dān) means both to carry on a shoulder pole and to bear responsibility.

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Simplified: 扁担插进桥洞里，担不起
Traditional (Taiwan): 扁擔插進橋洞里，擔不起
Pinyin: biǎndan chājìn qiáodòng li, dānbùqǐ
Pinyin (Taiwan): biǎndan chājìn qiáodòng lǐ, dānbùqǐ
Bopomofo: ㄅㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄉㄢㄔㄚㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄧˇ，ㄉㄢㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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