稀泥糊不上墙稀泥糊不上牆稀泥糊不上牆

thin mud can't be plastered onto a wall

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: A person with no ambition or backbone can't be built up or helped, however hard you try. Critical. Compare 'you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear'.

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Simplified: 稀泥糊不上墙
Traditional (Taiwan): 稀泥糊不上牆
Pinyin: xīní hú bú shàng qiáng
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧㄋㄧˊ ㄏㄨˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ

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

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