蚂蟥缠住了鹭鸶的脚，想甩也甩不掉螞蟥纏住了鷺鷥的腳，想甩也甩不掉螞蟥纏住了鷺鷥的腳，想甩也甩不掉

a leech clings to the egret's leg: it wants to shake it off but cannot

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Being stuck with something or someone you cannot get rid of. Said of a persistent nuisance or entanglement.

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Simplified: 蚂蟥缠住了鹭鸶的脚，想甩也甩不掉
Traditional (Taiwan): 螞蟥纏住了鷺鷥的腳，想甩也甩不掉
Pinyin: mǎhuáng chán zhùle lùsī de jiǎo, xiǎng shuǎi yě shuǎi bú diào
Bopomofo: ㄇㄚˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄔㄢˊ ㄓㄨˋ ˙ㄌㄜㄌㄨˋ ㄙ ˙ㄉㄜㄐㄧㄠˇ，ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄨㄞˇ ㄧㄝˇ ㄕㄨㄞˇ ㄅㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄠˋ

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

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