蛤蟆垫桌子腿，死挨蛤蟆墊桌子腿，死挨蛤蟆墊桌子腿，死挨

a toad propping up a table leg: endures to the death

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Desperately bearing great pressure, or struggling to carry a burden one can't really manage.
Wordplay: 挨 (ái) means to endure; the toad is literally under the weight and figuratively putting up with hardship.

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Simplified: 蛤蟆垫桌子腿，死挨
Traditional (Taiwan): 蛤蟆墊桌子腿，死挨
Pinyin: háma diàn zhuōzi tuǐ, sǐ ái
Pinyin (Taiwan): háma diàn zhuōzi tuǐ, sǐ āi
Bopomofo: ㄏㄚˊ ˙ㄇㄚㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄛ ˙ㄗㄊㄨㄟˇ，ㄙˇ ㄞ

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

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