把守山门的哼哈二将,不镇庙也吓人 把守山門的哼哈二將,不鎮廟也嚇人 把守山門的哼哈二將,不鎮廟也嚇人

the Heng and Ha generals guarding the temple gate: even if they don't keep the temple, they frighten people

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning
Even someone unable to hold the line can still scare people off. Said of a deterrent effect.
Simplified
把守山门的哼哈二将,不镇庙也吓人
Traditional (Taiwan)
把守山門的哼哈二將,不鎮廟也嚇人
Pinyin
bǎshǒu shānmén de hēnghā'èrjiàng, bú zhèn miào yě xiàrén
Bopomofo
ㄅㄚˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄕㄢ ㄇㄣˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄏㄥ ㄏㄚ ㄦˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ,ㄅㄨˊ ㄓㄣˋ ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ

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

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