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爛泥糊不上牆

简烂泥糊不上墙 · 繁爛泥糊不上牆

Mandarin · pinyin làn ní hú bù shàng qiáng

see 爛泥扶不上牆 làn ní fú bù shàng qiáng

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爛: Look up this written character
泥: ní · mud, mire; earth, clay; plaster
糊: hú · paste, stick on with paste
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
牆: Look up this written character
烂: làn · rotten, spoiled, decayed
墙: qiáng · wall

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4–2–2–4–4–2 · lan4 ni2 hu2 bu4 shang4 qiang2

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