肩不能挑擔，手不能提籃

Chinese
shoulder
 
cannot; must not; should not
cannot; must not; should not; to be unable to; to fail to
 incite; carry on a pole; choose
 
to carry on shoulder; to undertake; shoulder pole
to carry on shoulder; to undertake; shoulder pole; burden; load; responsibility; picul (133.33 lbs.)
 hand; convenient; ‑er
 
cannot; must not; should not
cannot; must not; should not; to be unable to; to fail to
 hand-basket; basket with handle
trad. (肩不能挑擔，手不能提籃) 肩 不能 挑 擔 ， 手 不能 提籃
simp. (肩不能挑担，手不能提篮) 肩 不能 挑 担 ， 手 不能 提篮
Literally: “unable to carry a load on one's shoulders or a basket in one's hands”.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jiān bùnéng tiāodàn, shǒu bùnéng tílán
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄠ ㄉㄢˋ , ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄊㄧˊ ㄌㄢˊ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: jiān bùnéng tiāodàn, shǒu bùnéng tílán
      • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄠ ㄉㄢˋ , ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄊㄧˊ ㄌㄢˊ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: jian bùnéng tiaodàn, shǒu bùnéng tílán
      • Wade–Giles: chien1 pu4-nêng2 tʻiao1-tan4, shou3 pu4-nêng2 tʻi2-lan2
      • Yale: jyān bù-néng tyāu-dàn-, shǒu bù-néng tí-lán
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jian buneng tiaudann, shoou buneng tyilan
      • Palladius: цзянь бунэн тяодань, шоу бунэн тилань (czjanʹ bunɛn tjaodanʹ, šou bunɛn tilanʹ)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tän⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ tʰi³⁵ län³⁵/

Idiom

肩不能挑擔，手不能提籃

  1. (figuratively) to lack physical strength and be incapable of manual labor

Synonyms
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