盘子里生豆芽儿，扎不下根盤子里生豆芽兒，扎不下根盤子里生豆芽兒，扎不下根

bean sprouts grown on a plate: they can't put down roots

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone or something that can't get deeply into the masses or into a subject, because there is no depth to take hold in.

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Simplified: 盘子里生豆芽儿，扎不下根
Traditional (Taiwan): 盤子里生豆芽兒，扎不下根
Pinyin: pánzi lǐ shēng dòuyár, zhā búxià gēn
Bopomofo: ㄆㄢˊ ˙ㄗㄌㄧˇ ㄕㄥㄉㄡˋ ㄧㄚˊㄦ，ㄓㄚㄅㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄣ

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

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