毛驴拉磨,跑不出这个圈儿 毛驢拉磨,跑不出這個圈兒 毛驢拉磨,跑不出這個圈兒

a donkey pulling a millstone can't run out of the circle

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning
Someone or something can't get beyond a certain limit or sphere.
Simplified
毛驴拉磨,跑不出这个圈儿
Traditional (Taiwan)
毛驢拉磨,跑不出這個圈兒
Pinyin
máolǘ lāmò, pǎo bù chū zhège quānr
Bopomofo
ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄩˊ ㄌㄚ ㄇㄛˋ,ㄆㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄓㄜˋ ˙ㄍㄜ ㄑㄩㄢㄦ

Written with HSK 2 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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