没骨头的伞，支撑不开沒骨頭的傘，支撐不開沒骨頭的傘，支撐不開

an umbrella with no ribs: it can't be propped open

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes a weak person who cannot hold up a situation or stand up under pressure. Mildly critical.
Wordplay: 支撑 (zhīchēng) means literally to prop an umbrella open and figuratively to hold up under pressure.

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Simplified: 没骨头的伞，支撑不开
Traditional (Taiwan): 沒骨頭的傘，支撐不開
Pinyin: méigútou de sǎn, zhīchēng bù kāi
Bopomofo: ㄇㄟˊ ㄍㄨˊ ˙ㄊㄡ ˙ㄉㄜㄙㄢˇ，ㄓㄔㄥㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄞ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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