烂萝卜,没有头儿爛蘿蔔,沒有頭兒爛蘿蔔,沒有頭兒

A rotten radish: it has no head

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said of a group that has no leader.
Wordplay: 头儿 (tóur) means literally the top or end of the radish and figuratively the head or boss.

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Simplified: 烂萝卜,没有头儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 爛蘿蔔,沒有頭兒
Pinyin: làn luóbo,méiyǒu tóur
Bopomofo: ㄌㄢˋ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄅㄛ,ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊㄦ

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

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