王八碰桥墩,不敢露头 王八碰橋墩,不敢露頭 王八碰橋墩,不敢露頭

a turtle bumps a bridge pier: dare not show its head

Saying俗语俗語

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

May offend: vulgar language

Meaning
Said of someone timid who dares not show their face when trouble comes. The word 王八 is coarse.
Simplified
王八碰桥墩,不敢露头
Traditional (Taiwan)
王八碰橋墩,不敢露頭
Pinyin
wángba pèng qiáodūn, bùgǎn lòutóu
Bopomofo
ㄨㄤˊ ˙ㄅㄚ ㄆㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄣ,ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢˇ ㄌㄡˋ ㄊㄡˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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