磨道上的驴，左右全由不得自己磨道上的驢，左右全由不得自己磨道上的驢，左右全由不得自己

a donkey on the millstone track: neither left nor right is up to itself

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said of someone controlled by others with no say in what they do.

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Simplified: 磨道上的驴，左右全由不得自己
Traditional (Taiwan): 磨道上的驢，左右全由不得自己
Pinyin: mó dào shàng de lǘ, zuǒyòu quán yóubùde zìjǐ
Bopomofo: ㄇㄛˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄌㄩˊ，ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ

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

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