灯草拐杖,扶不起人 燈草拐杖,扶不起人 燈草拐杖,扶不起人

a walking stick of lamp rush: can't support a person

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning
Someone too weak to help others. Also used of a person who can't give any support.
Simplified
灯草拐杖,扶不起人
Traditional (Taiwan)
燈草拐杖,扶不起人
Pinyin
dēngcǎo guǎizhàng, fú bù qǐ rén
Bopomofo
ㄉㄥ ㄘㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄞˇ ㄓㄤˋ,ㄈㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄖㄣˊ

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

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