擀面杖当箫吹，缺心眼儿擀麵杖當簫吹，缺心眼兒擀麪杖當簫吹，缺心眼兒

blowing a rolling pin as if it were a flute: lacking holes

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Describes a person who is dense or rigid in thinking. Mildly mocking, in the teasing way 缺心眼儿 is used in everyday speech.
Wordplay: 缺心眼儿 (quē xīnyǎnr) literally means 'lacking holes (in the pipe)', and figuratively 'dim-witted'.

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Simplified: 擀面杖当箫吹，缺心眼儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 擀麵杖當簫吹，缺心眼兒
Traditional (Hong Kong): 擀麪杖當簫吹，缺心眼兒
Pinyin: gǎnmiànzhàng dāng xiāochuī, quēxīnyǎnr
Bopomofo: ㄍㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄤˋ ㄉㄤㄒㄧㄠㄔㄨㄟ，ㄑㄩㄝㄒㄧㄣㄧㄢˇㄦ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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