鹅卵石垫床腿，不稳鵝卵石墊床腿，不穩鵝卵石墊牀腿，不穩

propping up bed legs with pebbles: not steady

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes a weak, shaky foundation, whether of a plan, a relationship or a position. Neutral to critical.

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Simplified: 鹅卵石垫床腿，不稳
Traditional (Taiwan): 鵝卵石墊床腿，不穩
Traditional (Hong Kong): 鵝卵石墊牀腿，不穩
Pinyin: éluǎnshí diàn chuángtuǐ, bù wěn
Bopomofo: ㄜˊ ㄌㄨㄢˇ ㄕˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄨㄤˊ ㄊㄨㄟˇ，ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄣˇ

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

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