掐掉翅膀的苍蝇，乱转乱碰掐掉翅膀的蒼蠅，亂轉亂碰掐掉翅膀的蒼蠅，亂轉亂碰

a fly with its wings pinched off: spinning and bumping randomly

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Mocks someone panicking and acting aimlessly. Like 'a headless chicken'.

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Simplified: 掐掉翅膀的苍蝇，乱转乱碰
Traditional (Taiwan): 掐掉翅膀的蒼蠅，亂轉亂碰
Pinyin: qiā diào chìbǎng de cāngying, luàn zhuàn luàn pèng
Pinyin (Taiwan): qiā diào chìbǎng de cāngying, luàn zhuǎn luàn pèng
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧㄚㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄔˋ ㄅㄤˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄘㄤ ˙ㄧㄥ，ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄆㄥˋ

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

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