老鼠拖秤砣,自堵门路老鼠拖秤砣,自堵門路老鼠拖秤砣,自堵門路

a mouse drags a scale weight: blocks its own way in

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

Meaning: Someone shuts off their own way out or their own prospects. Critical.
Wordplay: 门路 (ménlù) means both the hole's entrance and a way or connection to get ahead.

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Simplified: 老鼠拖秤砣,自堵门路
Traditional (Taiwan): 老鼠拖秤砣,自堵門路
Pinyin: lǎoshǔ tuō chèngtuó,zì dǔ ménlù
Bopomofo: ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ ㄊㄨㄛㄔㄥˋ ㄊㄨㄛˊ,ㄗˋ ㄉㄨˇ ㄇㄣˊ ㄌㄨˋ

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

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