胳膊扭不过大腿 胳膊扭不過大腿 胳膊扭不過大腿

an arm can't win a twist against a thigh

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning
The weak cannot beat the strong. Resigned tone. Like 'you can't fight city hall'.
Simplified
胳膊扭不过大腿
Traditional (Taiwan)
胳膊扭不過大腿
Pinyin
gēbo niǔ búguò dàtuǐ
Bopomofo
ㄍㄜ ˙ㄅㄛ ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄨㄟˇ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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