水牛掉在井里，有力使不出水牛掉在井里，有力使不出水牛掉在井里，有力使不出

a water buffalo fallen into a well: has strength but can't use it

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone held back by constraints and unable to use their abilities. Close to "hands tied".

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Simplified: 水牛掉在井里，有力使不出
Pinyin: shuǐniú diào zài jǐng lǐ, yǒulì shǐ bù chū
Bopomofo: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧˇ，ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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