狗咬刺猬，没处下嘴狗咬刺蝟，沒處下嘴狗咬刺蝟，沒處下嘴

a dog attacks a hedgehog: nowhere to put its mouth

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said when you can't get a word into a conversation, or when a problem is so prickly you don't know where to start.
Wordplay: 嘴 (zuǐ) is the dog's mouth and also speaking; 下嘴 (xiàzuǐ) 'bite' doubles as 'put in a word'.

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Simplified: 狗咬刺猬，没处下嘴
Traditional (Taiwan): 狗咬刺蝟，沒處下嘴
Pinyin: gǒu yǎo cìwei, méi chù xià zuǐ
Bopomofo: ㄍㄡˇ ㄧㄠˇ ㄘˋ ˙ㄨㄟ，ㄇㄟˊ ㄔㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄗㄨㄟˇ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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