绣花针纳鞋底，顶不过去繡花針納鞋底，頂不過去繡花針納鞋底，頂不過去

an embroidery needle sewing a shoe sole: can't push through

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Cannot hold out or withstand something. Humorous.
Wordplay: 顶 (dǐng) means both pushing with a thimble and 'withstand/resist'.

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Simplified: 绣花针纳鞋底，顶不过去
Traditional (Taiwan): 繡花針納鞋底，頂不過去
Pinyin: xiùhuāzhēn nàxiédǐ, dǐng bú guòqù
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄚㄓㄣㄋㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄧˇ，ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄩˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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