窗户里走人,没有门道窗戶里走人,沒有門道窗户里走人,沒有門道

walking through a window: there is no doorway

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: There is no way in or no connection to get something done. Said when you lack the right channels.
Wordplay: 门道 (méndào) means literally a doorway and also a way or knack for getting things done.

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Simplified: 窗户里走人,没有门道
Traditional (Taiwan): 窗戶里走人,沒有門道
Traditional (Hong Kong): 窗户里走人,沒有門道
Pinyin: chuānghu lǐ zǒu rén,méiyǒu méndào
Bopomofo: ㄔㄨㄤ ˙ㄏㄨㄌㄧˇ ㄗㄡˇ ㄖㄣˊ,ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄣˊ ㄉㄠˋ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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