蠟燭——勿點勿亮

Chinese
candle; someone slow to pick up on hints; someone passive and imprudent do not illuminate, light up do not light
trad. (蠟燭——勿點勿亮) 蠟燭 —— 勿 點 勿 亮
simp. (蜡烛——勿点勿亮) 蜡烛 —— 勿 点 勿 亮
alternative forms 蠟燭——弗點弗亮／蜡烛——弗点弗亮
Literally: “A candle – no fire, no light”.

(This form in the hanzi box is uncreated: "蜡烛——勿点勿亮".)

Pronunciation

  • Wu
    • (Shanghainese)
      • Wugniu: 8laq-tsoq 8veq-ti 8veq-lian
      • Wiktionary Romanisation: 5laq-tsoq 5veq-ti 5veq-lian
      • Sinological IPA (key): /laʔ¹¹ t͡soʔ²³ vəʔ²² ti⁴⁴ vəʔ²² liã⁴⁴/

Idiom

蠟燭——勿點勿亮

  1. (Northern Wu, of a person) to not understand someone else's thoughts and intentions if not explicitly told; to not act unless clearly prompted to

See also
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