老鼠尾巴,发不粗长不大老鼠尾巴,發不粗長不大老鼠尾巴,發不粗長不大

a mouse's tail: can't grow thick or big

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Says someone has limited ability and won't achieve much. Dismissive.

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Simplified: 老鼠尾巴,发不粗长不大
Traditional (Taiwan): 老鼠尾巴,發不粗長不大
Pinyin: lǎoshǔwěiba,fā bù cū zhǎng bú dà
Bopomofo: ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ ㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄅㄚ,ㄈㄚㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄓㄤˇ ㄅㄨˊ ㄉㄚˋ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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