机关枪装炮弹，口径不对機關槍裝炮彈，口徑不對機關槍裝炮彈，口徑不對

loading a machine gun with a shell: the calibre doesn't match

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Views or principles don't fit together; two sides are not on the same wavelength.
Wordplay: 口径 (kǒujìng) is the bore of a gun and also one's stance or line on an issue.

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Simplified: 机关枪装炮弹，口径不对
Traditional (Taiwan): 機關槍裝炮彈，口徑不對
Pinyin: jīguānqiāng zhuāng pàodàn, kǒujìng bú duì
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄍㄨㄢㄑㄧㄤㄓㄨㄤㄆㄠˋ ㄉㄢˋ，ㄎㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋ

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

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