骑驴赶火车，越来越跟不上趟儿騎驢趕火車，越來越跟不上趟兒騎驢趕火車，越來越跟不上趟兒

riding a donkey to chase a train: more and more unable to keep up

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Someone is falling further and further behind. Mocking or critical, often about being out of step with the times.

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Simplified: 骑驴赶火车，越来越跟不上趟儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 騎驢趕火車，越來越跟不上趟兒
Pinyin: qí lǘ gǎn huǒchē, yuèláiyuè gēnbúshàng tàng ér
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄩˊ ㄍㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄜ，ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄍㄣㄅㄨˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄤˋ ㄦˊ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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