老和尚的木鱼,不敲不响老和尚的木魚,不敲不響老和尚的木魚,不敲不響

An old monk's wooden fish: it doesn't sound unless struck

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Says a person won't behave without a sharp reminder, or that a point must be hammered home before it is understood.

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Simplified: 老和尚的木鱼,不敲不响
Traditional (Taiwan): 老和尚的木魚,不敲不響
Pinyin: lǎo héshang de mùyú,bù qiāo bù xiǎng
Bopomofo: ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄕㄤ ˙ㄉㄜㄇㄨˋ ㄩˊ,ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄠㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ

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

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