chī bù dào pú tao shuō pú tao suān

Traditional: 吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸

吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸 (chī bù dào pú tao shuō pú tao suān) is a Chinese word meaning “sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop); lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them”.

Meanings

  1. 1sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)
  2. 2lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them

Characters in 吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸

吃chī · to eat; to consume不bù · no; not so到dào · to reach; to arrive葡pú · used in 葡萄[pu2 tao5]萄táo · used in 葡萄[pu2 tao5]说shuì · to persuade葡pú · used in 葡萄[pu2 tao5]萄táo · used in 葡萄[pu2 tao5]酸suān · sour

Related words

不no; not so说to persuade说to speak; to talk; to say说variant of 說|说[shuo1]到to reach; to arrive吃to eat; to consume吃variant of 吃[chi1]看到to see不过only找到to find不要don't!; must not对不起I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon

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