起重机吊竹篮，不值一提起重機吊竹籃，不值一提起重機吊竹籃，不值一提

a crane lifting a bamboo basket: not worth a lift

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: A matter is trivial and not worth discussing.
Wordplay: 提 (tí) means both to lift and to mention.

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Simplified: 起重机吊竹篮，不值一提
Traditional (Taiwan): 起重機吊竹籃，不值一提
Pinyin: qǐzhòngjī diào zhúlán, bùzhíyìtí
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄌㄢˊ，ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ ㄧˋ ㄊㄧˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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