雨伞抽了把儿，没有主心骨雨傘抽了把兒，沒有主心骨雨傘抽了把兒，沒有主心骨

an umbrella with its shaft pulled out: no central support

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes being left without anyone to rely on, or without any firm idea of what to do.
Wordplay: 主心骨 (zhǔxīngǔ) is the central rib of the umbrella and also a person's backbone or someone to depend on.

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Simplified: 雨伞抽了把儿，没有主心骨
Traditional (Taiwan): 雨傘抽了把兒，沒有主心骨
Pinyin: yǔsǎn chōule bàr, méiyǒu zhǔxīngǔ
Bopomofo: ㄩˇ ㄙㄢˇ ㄔㄡ ˙ㄌㄜㄅㄚˋㄦ，ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄣㄍㄨˇ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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