擀面杖灌米汤，滴水不进擀麵杖灌米湯，滴水不進擀麪杖灌米湯，滴水不進

pouring rice water into a rolling pin: not a drop goes in

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes a stubborn person who will not listen to any advice. Critical.

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Simplified: 擀面杖灌米汤，滴水不进
Traditional (Taiwan): 擀麵杖灌米湯，滴水不進
Traditional (Hong Kong): 擀麪杖灌米湯，滴水不進
Pinyin: gǎnmiànzhàng guànmǐtāng, dīshuǐ bú jìn
Bopomofo: ㄍㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄧˇ ㄊㄤ，ㄉㄧㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ

Written with HSK 2 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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