桅杆顶上开花，毫无指望桅杆頂上開花，毫無指望桅杆頂上開花，毫無指望

flowers blooming at the top of a mast: no hope at all

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: There is not the slightest hope of success; a mast is dead wood and cannot flower.

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Simplified: 桅杆顶上开花，毫无指望
Traditional (Taiwan): 桅杆頂上開花，毫無指望
Pinyin: wéigān dǐngshàng kāihuā, háowú zhǐwàng
Bopomofo: ㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄢㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄎㄞㄏㄨㄚ，ㄏㄠˊ ㄨˊ ㄓˇ ㄨㄤˋ

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

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