歪嘴葫芦拐把瓢，品种不好莫怪苗歪嘴葫蘆拐把瓢，品種不好莫怪苗歪嘴葫蘆拐把瓢，品種不好莫怪苗

a crooked-mouthed gourd makes a bent-handled ladle: if the strain is poor, don't blame the seedling

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Poor seed gives poor crops; likewise, poor basic quality limits how something develops.

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Simplified: 歪嘴葫芦拐把瓢，品种不好莫怪苗
Traditional (Taiwan): 歪嘴葫蘆拐把瓢，品種不好莫怪苗
Pinyin: wāizuǐ húlu guǎi bà piáo, pǐnzhǒng bù hǎo mò guài miáo
Pinyin (Taiwan): wāizuǐ húlu guǎi bǎ piáo, pǐnzhǒng bù hǎo mò guài miáo
Bopomofo: ㄨㄞㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄨㄍㄨㄞˇ ㄅㄚˇ ㄆㄧㄠˊ，ㄆㄧㄣˇ ㄓㄨㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄠˊ

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

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