竹竿打月亮，挨不上边儿竹竿打月亮，挨不上邊兒竹竿打月亮，挨不上邊兒

hitting the moon with a bamboo pole: can't get near its edge

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Two things have no connection at all; something is wide of the mark.

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Simplified: 竹竿打月亮，挨不上边儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 竹竿打月亮，挨不上邊兒
Pinyin: zhúgān dǎ yuèliang, āibúshàng biānr
Bopomofo: ㄓㄨˊ ㄍㄢㄉㄚˇ ㄩㄝˋ ˙ㄌㄧㄤ，ㄞㄅㄨˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄧㄢㄦ

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

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