癞狗扶不上墙癩狗扶不上牆癩狗扶不上牆

A mangy dog can't be propped up onto the wall

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Says a person of very poor character or ability can't be helped to succeed, however much support they get. Contemptuous. Close to "you can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear".

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Simplified: 癞狗扶不上墙
Traditional (Taiwan): 癩狗扶不上牆
Pinyin: làigǒu fú bú shàng qiáng
Bopomofo: ㄌㄞˋ ㄍㄡˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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