鹰嘴鸭爪子，能吃不能拿鷹嘴鴨爪子，能吃不能拿鷹嘴鴨爪子，能吃不能拿

eagle's beak and duck's feet: can eat but cannot grab

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Mocks someone who can only eat and is useless at actual work.

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Simplified: 鹰嘴鸭爪子，能吃不能拿
Traditional (Taiwan): 鷹嘴鴨爪子，能吃不能拿
Pinyin: yīngzuǐ yā zhuǎzi, néng chī bùnéng ná
Bopomofo: ㄧㄥㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄧㄚㄓㄨㄚˇ ˙ㄗ，ㄋㄥˊ ㄔㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄋㄚˊ

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

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