捏着眼皮擤鼻涕，劲儿用得不是地方捏著眼皮擤鼻涕，勁兒用得不是地方捏着眼皮擤鼻涕，勁兒用得不是地方

pinching the eyelid to blow the nose: effort used in the wrong place

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Effort is applied where it does no good. Mildly mocking.

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Simplified: 捏着眼皮擤鼻涕，劲儿用得不是地方
Traditional (Taiwan): 捏著眼皮擤鼻涕，勁兒用得不是地方
Traditional (Hong Kong): 捏着眼皮擤鼻涕，勁兒用得不是地方
Pinyin: niēzhe yǎnpí xǐngbítì, jìnr yòng de bú shì dìfang
Pinyin (Taiwan): niēzhe yǎnpí xǐngbítì, jìnr yòng de bú shì dìfāng
Bopomofo: ㄋㄧㄝ ˙ㄓㄜㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄧˊ ㄊㄧˋ，ㄐㄧㄣˋㄦㄩㄥˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄅㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄈㄤ

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

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