羊皮膏药,不灵羊皮膏藥,不靈羊皮膏藥,不靈

a sheepskin plaster: not effective

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Something that doesn't work. Dog-skin plasters were believed effective, but sheepskin ones aren't.

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Simplified: 羊皮膏药,不灵
Traditional (Taiwan): 羊皮膏藥,不靈
Pinyin: yángpí gāoyao,bùlíng
Bopomofo: ㄧㄤˊ ㄆㄧˊ ㄍㄠ ˙ㄧㄠ,ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ

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