扫帚戴帽,顶个数儿掃帚戴帽,頂個數兒掃帚戴帽,頂個數兒

a broom wearing a hat: it counts as one

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said when someone or something is brought in just to make up the number, though it is not really up to the job. Mildly mocking.

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Simplified: 扫帚戴帽,顶个数儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 掃帚戴帽,頂個數兒
Pinyin: sàozhou dàimào,dǐng gèshù ér
Bopomofo: ㄙㄠˋ ˙ㄓㄡㄉㄞˋ ㄇㄠˋ,ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄜˋ ㄕㄨˋ ㄦˊ

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

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