武大郎开店，个子比他高的别进来武大郎開店，個子比他高的別進來武大郎開店，個子比他高的別進來

Wu Dalang opens a shop: anyone taller than him need not come in

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語

Meaning: Criticises a narrow-minded, insecure boss who won't hire anyone abler than himself.

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Simplified: 武大郎开店，个子比他高的别进来
Traditional (Taiwan): 武大郎開店，個子比他高的別進來
Pinyin: wǔ dà láng kāidiàn, gèzi bǐ tā gāo de bié jìnlái
Bopomofo: ㄨˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄤˊ ㄎㄞㄉㄧㄢˋ，ㄍㄜˋ ˙ㄗㄅㄧˇ ㄊㄚㄍㄠ ˙ㄉㄜㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄞˊ

Written with HSK 2 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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