枣核儿钉在墙上，大小是个橛儿棗核兒釘在牆上，大小是個橛兒棗核兒釘在牆上，大小是個橛兒

a jujube pit nailed into a wall: big or small, it's a peg

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: However minor the post, someone is still an official with some rank. Usually said wryly or mockingly of petty officials.
Wordplay: 橛 (juér, peg) sounds like 爵 (jué, noble rank), so "it's a peg" suggests "it's a rank".

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Simplified: 枣核儿钉在墙上，大小是个橛儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 棗核兒釘在牆上，大小是個橛兒
Pinyin: zǎo húr dìng zài qiáng shàng, dàxiǎo shì gè jué ér
Bopomofo: ㄗㄠˇ ㄏㄨˊㄦㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄤˋ，ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˋ ㄍㄜˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄦˊ

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

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