没嘴的葫芦，掏不出瓤儿来沒嘴的葫蘆，掏不出瓤兒來沒嘴的葫蘆，掏不出瓤兒來

a gourd with no opening: you can't scoop out the pulp

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone who won't speak, so no secret can be got out of him.

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Simplified: 没嘴的葫芦，掏不出瓤儿来
Traditional (Taiwan): 沒嘴的葫蘆，掏不出瓤兒來
Pinyin: méi zuǐ de húlu, tāo bù chū rángr lái
Bopomofo: ㄇㄟˊ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄨ，ㄊㄠㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨㄖㄤˊㄦㄌㄞˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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