无壳蜗牛

Traditional form:

無殼蝸牛

Pinyin (reading):

wúkéwōniú

Definitions:

• fig. people who cannot afford to buy their own house

Characters:

• 无 - no, not; lacking, -less
• 壳 - casing, husk, shell
• 蜗 - snail; Eulota callizoma
• 牛 - ox, cow, bull

Traditional characters:

• 無 - no, not; lacking, -less
• 殼 - casing, husk, shell
• 蝸 - snail; Eulota callizoma
• 牛 - ox, cow, bull