矮子过河，越陷越深矮子過河，越陷越深矮子過河，越陷越深

A short man crossing a river: the further he goes, the deeper he sinks

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Of someone in trouble who does not turn back and gets ever more deeply stuck. Critical.

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Simplified: 矮子过河，越陷越深
Traditional (Taiwan): 矮子過河，越陷越深
Pinyin: ǎizi guòhé, yuèxiànyuèshēn
Bopomofo: ㄞˇ ˙ㄗㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄜˊ，ㄩㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄕㄣ

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