舌头舔鼻子，够不着舌頭舔鼻子，夠不著舌頭舔鼻子，夠不着

a tongue licking the nose: can't reach

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said when there is still a large gap and the goal is out of reach.

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Simplified: 舌头舔鼻子，够不着
Traditional (Taiwan): 舌頭舔鼻子，夠不著
Traditional (Hong Kong): 舌頭舔鼻子，夠不着
Pinyin: shétou tiǎn bízi, gòubùzháo
Bopomofo: ㄕㄜˊ ˙ㄊㄡㄊㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄧˊ ˙ㄗ，ㄍㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ

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

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