爬上了热锅的蚂蚁,上得来下不去 爬上了熱鍋的螞蟻,上得來下不去 爬上了熱鍋的螞蟻,上得來下不去

an ant that has climbed onto a hot pot: it got up but can't get down

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning
Describes being stuck in a predicament with no way back.
Simplified
爬上了热锅的蚂蚁,上得来下不去
Traditional (Taiwan)
爬上了熱鍋的螞蟻,上得來下不去
Pinyin
pá shàng le rè guō de mǎyǐ, shàng delái xiàbúqù
Bopomofo
ㄆㄚˊ ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄌㄜ ㄖㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄛ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄇㄚˇ ㄧˇ,ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄌㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄑㄩˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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