烂透的老南瓜,捧不起来爛透的老南瓜,捧不起來爛透的老南瓜,捧不起來

A thoroughly rotten old pumpkin: can't be picked up

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes a person or organisation so poor in quality that it can't be built up or helped. Critical.

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Simplified: 烂透的老南瓜,捧不起来
Traditional (Taiwan): 爛透的老南瓜,捧不起來
Pinyin: làntòu de lǎo nánguā,pěng bù qǐlai
Bopomofo: ㄌㄢˋ ㄊㄡˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄚ,ㄆㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ ˙ㄌㄞ

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

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