豆腐渣贴门联，粘不到一起豆腐渣貼門聯，粘不到一起豆腐渣貼門聯，粘不到一起

pasting door couplets with bean curd dregs: they won't stick together

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes two sides who can't cooperate or get along.
Wordplay: 粘 zhān means both to stick (paste) and to bring together or unite.

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Simplified: 豆腐渣贴门联，粘不到一起
Traditional (Taiwan): 豆腐渣貼門聯，粘不到一起
Pinyin: dòufuzhā tiē ménlián, zhān búdào yìqǐ
Pinyin (Taiwan): dòufuzhā tiē ménlián, nián búdào yìqǐ
Bopomofo: ㄉㄡˋ ˙ㄈㄨㄓㄚㄊㄧㄝㄇㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ，ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄧˋ ㄑㄧˇ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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