放在柜子里的二胡,还没定弦儿放在櫃子里的二胡,還沒定弦兒放在櫃子里的二胡,還沒定弦兒

an erhu kept in the cupboard: its strings aren't tuned yet

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

Meaning: Someone hasn't made up their mind yet.
Wordplay: 定弦儿 (dìngxiánr) means tuning the strings and also settling on a decision.

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Simplified: 放在柜子里的二胡,还没定弦儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 放在櫃子里的二胡,還沒定弦兒
Pinyin: fàng zài guìzi lǐ de èrhú,hái méi dìngxián ér
Bopomofo: ㄈㄤˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄗㄌㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄦˋ ㄏㄨˊ,ㄏㄞˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄦˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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