筷子顶豆腐,竖不起来筷子頂豆腐,豎不起來筷子頂豆腐,豎不起來

Propping up tofu with chopsticks: can't stand it up

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes a person or cause that cannot establish itself or gain standing.
Wordplay: 竖 shù (stand upright) is used for 树 shù (establish, set up), so 'can't stand up' also means 'can't be established'.

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Simplified: 筷子顶豆腐,竖不起来
Traditional (Taiwan): 筷子頂豆腐,豎不起來
Pinyin: kuàizi dǐng dòufu,shù bù qǐlai
Bopomofo: ㄎㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄗㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄉㄡˋ ˙ㄈㄨ,ㄕㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ ˙ㄌㄞ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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