麻秆儿当梁，不是材料麻稈兒當梁，不是材料麻稈兒當樑，不是材料

Using a hemp stalk as a roof beam: not the right material

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Mocks putting someone small in a big job they can't handle.

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Simplified: 麻秆儿当梁，不是材料
Traditional (Taiwan): 麻稈兒當梁，不是材料
Traditional (Hong Kong): 麻稈兒當樑，不是材料
Pinyin: mágǎnr dāng Liáng, bú shì cáiliào
Bopomofo: ㄇㄚˊ ㄍㄢˇㄦㄉㄤㄌㄧㄤˊ，ㄅㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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