纸糊的房子，不容人紙糊的房子，不容人紙糊的房子，不容人

a house pasted from paper: it can't hold people

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes a narrow-minded person who cannot tolerate others. Critical.
Wordplay: 容人 (róng rén) means both 'to hold/accommodate people' and 'to be tolerant of people'.

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Simplified: 纸糊的房子，不容人
Traditional (Taiwan): 紙糊的房子，不容人
Pinyin: zhǐ hú de fángzi, bùróng rén
Bopomofo: ㄓˇ ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄈㄤˊ ˙ㄗ，ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ

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

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