茶壶里煮饺子，有货倒不出茶壺里煮餃子，有貨倒不出茶壺里煮餃子，有貨倒不出

boiling dumplings in a teapot: you have the goods but can't pour them out

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Describes a person who is knowledgeable but too tongue-tied to express it. It is sympathetic or teasing.
Wordplay: 倒 (dào, pour) puns on 道 (dào, say): the dumplings can't be poured out, just as the knowledge can't be spoken.

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Simplified: 茶壶里煮饺子，有货倒不出
Traditional (Taiwan): 茶壺里煮餃子，有貨倒不出
Pinyin: cháhú lǐ zhǔ jiǎozi, yǒu huò dào bù chū
Bopomofo: ㄔㄚˊ ㄏㄨˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄓㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄗ，ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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