棉花掉进水里，弹不成棉花掉進水里，彈不成棉花掉進水里，彈不成

cotton falling into water: can't be fluffed (can't be discussed)

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

Meaning: The talks couldn't take place, or took place without resolving anything. Humorous.
Wordplay: 弹 tán 'fluff cotton' puns on 谈 tán 'talk'; wet cotton can't be fluffed.

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Simplified: 棉花掉进水里，弹不成
Traditional (Taiwan): 棉花掉進水里，彈不成
Pinyin: miánhua diào jìnshuǐ lǐ, dàn bùchéng
Bopomofo: ㄇㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄏㄨㄚㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧˇ，ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ

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

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