泥鳅掉在石板上,无缝可钻 泥鰍掉在石板上,無縫可鑽 泥鰍掉在石板上,無縫可鑽

a loach dropped on a stone slab: no crack to wriggle into

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning
Someone in a tight spot with no way to escape.
Simplified
泥鳅掉在石板上,无缝可钻
Traditional (Taiwan)
泥鰍掉在石板上,無縫可鑽
Pinyin
níqiu diào zài shíbǎn shang, wúfèng kě zuān
Pinyin (Taiwan)
níqiu diào zài shíbǎn shàng, wúfèng kě zuān
Bopomofo
ㄋㄧˊ ˙ㄑㄧㄡ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄕˊ ㄅㄢˇ ㄕㄤˋ,ㄨˊ ㄈㄥˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄗㄨㄢ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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