泥菩萨的眼珠，动不得泥菩薩的眼珠，動不得泥菩薩的眼珠，動不得

the eyeballs of a clay Buddha: can't be moved

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes a person or thing so important or formidable that nobody dares touch it.
Wordplay: 动 (dòng) means both 'turn (the eyes)' and 'touch/disturb'.

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Simplified: 泥菩萨的眼珠，动不得
Traditional (Taiwan): 泥菩薩的眼珠，動不得
Pinyin: nípúsà de yǎnzhū, dòng bùdé
Bopomofo: ㄋㄧˊ ㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄧㄢˇ ㄓㄨ，ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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