火筒没节儿,两头空火筒沒節兒,兩頭空火筒沒節兒,兩頭空

A blowpipe with no joint: empty at both ends

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone who loses out on both sides and ends up with nothing.
Wordplay: 空 (kōng) means hollow and also coming to nothing.

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Simplified: 火筒没节儿,两头空
Traditional (Taiwan): 火筒沒節兒,兩頭空
Pinyin: huǒtǒng méi jié ér,liǎngtóu kōng
Bopomofo: ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄊㄨㄥˇ ㄇㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄦˊ,ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄎㄨㄥ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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