老鹰抓蓑衣,脱不了爪子老鷹抓蓑衣,脫不了爪子老鷹抓蓑衣,脱不了爪子

an eagle grabs a straw raincoat: can't free its claws

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Someone is tangled in a dispute or trouble and can't get away.

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Simplified: 老鹰抓蓑衣,脱不了爪子
Traditional (Taiwan): 老鷹抓蓑衣,脫不了爪子
Traditional (Hong Kong): 老鷹抓蓑衣,脱不了爪子
Pinyin: lǎoyīng zhuā suōyī,tuōbùliǎo zhuǎzi
Bopomofo: ㄌㄠˇ ㄧㄥㄓㄨㄚㄙㄨㄛㄧ,ㄊㄨㄛㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄨㄚˇ ˙ㄗ

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

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