木偶下海，不着底木偶下海，不著底木偶下海，不着底

a wooden puppet going into the sea: never touches bottom

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes superficial, impractical work, or discussion that never reaches the heart of the matter.
Wordplay: 不着底 (bù zhuó dǐ): the puppet floats and doesn't reach the seabed, and the work doesn't reach the substance.

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Simplified: 木偶下海，不着底
Traditional (Taiwan): 木偶下海，不著底
Traditional (Hong Kong): 木偶下海，不着底
Pinyin: mù'ǒu xiàhǎi, bù zháo dǐ
Bopomofo: ㄇㄨˋ ㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ，ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄉㄧˇ

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

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