没秤锤的秤杆子，压不准斤两沒秤錘的秤桿子，壓不准斤兩沒秤錘的秤桿子，壓不准斤兩

a steelyard without a weight: can't judge the weight

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Someone who doesn't know the right limit in speech or actions.
Wordplay: 斤两 (jīnliǎng) means both weight and a person's importance or sense of proportion.

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Simplified: 没秤锤的秤杆子，压不准斤两
Traditional (Taiwan): 沒秤錘的秤桿子，壓不准斤兩
Pinyin: méi chèngchuí de chènggǎn zi, yà bùzhǔn jīnliǎng
Pinyin (Taiwan): méi chèngchuí de chènggǎn zǐ, yā bùzhǔn jīnliǎng
Bopomofo: ㄇㄟˊ ㄔㄥˋ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄔㄥˋ ㄍㄢˇ ㄗˇ，ㄧㄚㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄣㄌㄧㄤˇ

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

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