扛着竹竿进城，不晓得如何转弯扛著竹竿進城，不曉得如何轉彎扛着竹竿進城，不曉得如何轉彎

carrying a bamboo pole into town: not knowing how to turn the corner

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said of someone who does not know how to adapt when in difficulty. Mildly mocking.
Wordplay: 转弯 (zhuǎnwān) means literally turning a corner and also changing one's mind or approach.

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Simplified: 扛着竹竿进城，不晓得如何转弯
Traditional (Taiwan): 扛著竹竿進城，不曉得如何轉彎
Traditional (Hong Kong): 扛着竹竿進城，不曉得如何轉彎
Pinyin: káng zhe zhúgān jìnchéng, bù xiǎode rúhé zhuǎnwān
Bopomofo: ㄎㄤˊ ˙ㄓㄜㄓㄨˊ ㄍㄢㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄔㄥˊ，ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄨㄢ

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

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