拜佛进了吕祖庙，走错了门拜佛進了呂祖廟，走錯了門拜佛進了呂祖廟，走錯了門

going to worship Buddha but entering the Lü Zu temple: went through the wrong door

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said of going to the wrong place or person for what you need; humorous.
Wordplay: 门 (mén) means a temple door and also the right approach or channel.

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Simplified: 拜佛进了吕祖庙，走错了门
Traditional (Taiwan): 拜佛進了呂祖廟，走錯了門
Pinyin: bàifó jìnle Lǚ zǔmiào, zǒu cuòle mén
Bopomofo: ㄅㄞˋ ㄈㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ˙ㄌㄜㄌㄩˇ ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄧㄠˋ，ㄗㄡˇ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄌㄜㄇㄣˊ

Written with HSK 2 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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