瘸腿驴跟马跑,哪能赶得上瘸腿驢跟馬跑,哪能趕得上瘸腿驢跟馬跑,哪能趕得上

a lame donkey racing a horse: how could it catch up

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Someone far weaker can't possibly keep up with a much stronger rival. Mildly mocking.

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Simplified: 瘸腿驴跟马跑,哪能赶得上
Traditional (Taiwan): 瘸腿驢跟馬跑,哪能趕得上
Pinyin: quétuǐ lǘ gēn mǎ pǎo,nǎ néng gǎndeshàng
Bopomofo: ㄑㄩㄝˊ ㄊㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄩˊ ㄍㄣㄇㄚˇ ㄆㄠˇ,ㄋㄚˇ ㄋㄥˊ ㄍㄢˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄕㄤˋ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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