破茶壶，没嘴儿破茶壺，沒嘴兒破茶壺，沒嘴兒

a broken teapot: no spout

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Means "not certain" or "can't say for sure." Colloquial and humorous.
Wordplay: 嘴儿 (zuǐr, spout) is used for 准儿 (zhǔnr, certainty), which sound alike, so 没嘴儿 means 没准儿.

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Simplified: 破茶壶，没嘴儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 破茶壺，沒嘴兒
Pinyin: pò cháhú, méi zuǐr
Bopomofo: ㄆㄛˋ ㄔㄚˊ ㄏㄨˊ，ㄇㄟˊ ㄗㄨㄟˇㄦ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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