车道沟里的泥鳅，掀不起大浪車道溝里的泥鰍，掀不起大浪車道溝里的泥鰍，掀不起大浪

A loach in a cart-rut ditch: can't stir up big waves

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Said of someone who is too limited to accomplish anything big. Dismissive.

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Simplified: 车道沟里的泥鳅，掀不起大浪
Traditional (Taiwan): 車道溝里的泥鰍，掀不起大浪
Pinyin: chēdàogōu lǐ de níqiu, xiān bù qǐ dàlàng
Bopomofo: ㄔㄜㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄡㄌㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄋㄧˊ ˙ㄑㄧㄡ，ㄒㄧㄢㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄤˋ

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

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