武大郎攀杠子，上下够不着武大郎攀槓子，上下夠不著武大郎攀槓子，上下夠不着

Wu Dalang grabbing a bar: can't reach up or down

Saying俗语俗語

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

May offend: mocks disability

Meaning: Describes being stuck in a difficult position where neither option works. Short Wu Dalang can't reach the bar from the ground, and if he hangs from it his feet can't touch the ground.

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Simplified: 武大郎攀杠子，上下够不着
Traditional (Taiwan): 武大郎攀槓子，上下夠不著
Traditional (Hong Kong): 武大郎攀槓子，上下夠不着
Pinyin: wǔ dà láng pān gàngzi, shàngxià gòubùzháo
Bopomofo: ㄨˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄤˊ ㄆㄢㄍㄤˋ ˙ㄗ，ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ

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

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