王妈妈卖了磨，推不得了王媽媽賣了磨，推不得了王媽媽賣了磨，推不得了

Granny Wang has sold her millstone: can't push it any more

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said when a duty or request can no longer be refused or put off.
Wordplay: 推 (tuī) means both "push" the millstone and "push away/decline", so 推不得了 reads as "can't push" and "can't be avoided".

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Simplified: 王妈妈卖了磨，推不得了
Traditional (Taiwan): 王媽媽賣了磨，推不得了
Pinyin: Wáng māma màile mò, tuī bùdéle
Pinyin (Taiwan): Wáng māma màile mó, tuī bùdéle
Bopomofo: ㄨㄤˊ ㄇㄚ ˙ㄇㄚㄇㄞˋ ˙ㄌㄜㄇㄛˊ，ㄊㄨㄟㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ˙ㄌㄜ

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

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