麻秆儿顶门，经不住推敲麻稈兒頂門，經不住推敲麻稈兒頂門，經不住推敲

Propping a door with a hemp stalk: can't stand pushing and knocking

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said of an idea, plan or argument that does not hold up to close scrutiny.
Wordplay: 推敲 (tuīqiāo) literally 'push and knock (a door)' and figuratively 'weigh carefully'.

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Simplified: 麻秆儿顶门，经不住推敲
Traditional (Taiwan): 麻稈兒頂門，經不住推敲
Pinyin: mágǎnr dǐngmén, jīngbúzhù tuīqiāo
Bopomofo: ㄇㄚˊ ㄍㄢˇㄦㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄇㄣˊ，ㄐㄧㄥㄅㄨˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄟㄑㄧㄠ

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

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