玉米秆儿扎篱笆，不算墙玉米稈兒扎籬笆，不算牆玉米稈兒扎籬笆，不算牆

a fence tied from corn stalks: it doesn't count as a wall

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

Meaning: Said of something that is not very good compared with others, or not strong enough.
Wordplay: 墙 (qiáng, wall) puns on 强 (qiáng, strong or good), so "not a wall" sounds like "not good".

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Simplified: 玉米秆儿扎篱笆，不算墙
Traditional (Taiwan): 玉米稈兒扎籬笆，不算牆
Pinyin: yùmǐ gǎnr zhā líba, búsuàn qiáng
Bopomofo: ㄩˋ ㄇㄧˇ ㄍㄢˇㄦㄓㄚㄌㄧˊ ˙ㄅㄚ，ㄅㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ

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

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