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吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸
chībùdàopútaoshuōpútaosuān
Traditional: 吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸
sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop) / lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them
Character Breakdown
吃
chī
to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
HSK 1
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
到
dào
to go to, to arrive
HSK 2
葡
pú
grapes; Portugal, Portuguese
HSK 4
萄
táo
grapes
HSK 4
说
shuō
to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid
HSK 1
葡
pú
grapes; Portugal, Portuguese
HSK 4
萄
táo
grapes
HSK 4
酸
suān
tart, sour; spoiled; acid
HSK 4
Additional Information
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