灯草栏杆，靠不住燈草欄杆，靠不住燈草欄杆，靠不住

a railing of lamp rush: can't be leaned on

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said of a person who is unreliable and can't be trusted.
Wordplay: 靠不住 kào bù zhù literally means 'can't be leaned on' (a flimsy railing) and figuratively 'unreliable'.

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Simplified: 灯草栏杆，靠不住
Traditional (Taiwan): 燈草欄杆，靠不住
Pinyin: dēngcǎo lángān, kàobúzhù
Bopomofo: ㄉㄥㄘㄠˇ ㄌㄢˊ ㄍㄢ，ㄎㄠˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄓㄨˋ

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

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