瘫子掉在井里，捞起来也是坐癱子掉在井里，撈起來也是坐癱子掉在井里，撈起來也是坐

A paralysed man falls into a well: when he's fished out he's still sitting (doing)

Saying俗语俗語

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

May offend: mocks disability

Meaning: Said when something has to be done anyway, whatever happens.
Wordplay: 坐 (zuò, sit) stands for 做 (zuò, do): the man will sit when pulled out, and also "will do it" regardless.

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Simplified: 瘫子掉在井里，捞起来也是坐
Traditional (Taiwan): 癱子掉在井里，撈起來也是坐
Pinyin: tānzi diào zài jǐng lǐ, lāo qǐlai yě shì zuò
Bopomofo: ㄊㄢ ˙ㄗㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧˇ，ㄌㄠㄑㄧˇ ˙ㄌㄞㄧㄝˇ ㄕˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ

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

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