煎饼蒙鼓，怎么敲也不响煎餅蒙鼓，怎麼敲也不響煎餅蒙鼓，怎麼敲也不響

a drum covered with a pancake: however you beat it, it doesn't sound

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said of someone who refuses to speak, however you press them. Humorous.
Wordplay: 响 (xiǎng) means both making a sound and giving an answering echo or response.

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Simplified: 煎饼蒙鼓，怎么敲也不响
Traditional (Taiwan): 煎餅蒙鼓，怎麼敲也不響
Pinyin: jiānbǐng méng gǔ, zěnme qiāo yě bù xiǎng
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄢㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄇㄥˊ ㄍㄨˇ，ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜㄑㄧㄠㄧㄝˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ

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

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