没那金刚钻,不敢揽瓷器活儿 沒那金剛鑽,不敢攬瓷器活兒 沒那金剛鑽,不敢攬瓷器活兒

without that diamond drill, don't dare take on porcelain work

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning
Don't take on a job unless you have the skill for it. Close to "don't bite off more than you can chew".
Simplified
没那金刚钻,不敢揽瓷器活儿
Traditional (Taiwan)
沒那金剛鑽,不敢攬瓷器活兒
Pinyin
méi nà jīngāngzuàn, bùgǎn lǎn cíqì huór
Bopomofo
ㄇㄟˊ ㄋㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄤ ㄗㄨㄢˋ,ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢˇ ㄌㄢˇ ㄘˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊㄦ

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

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