不蒸馒头争口气

Traditional: 不蒸饅頭爭口氣

bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì

Dictionary entry

not to be crushed (idiom)

What does 不蒸馒头争口气 mean?

不蒸馒头争口气 (bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1not to be crushed (idiom)

2to be determined to have one's revenge

Character breakdown

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-蒸zhēngto evaporate · (of cooking) to steam 馒mánused in 饅頭|馒头[man2 tou5]头tóuhead · hair style 争zhēngto strive for · to vie for 口kǒumouth · classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)气qìgas; air · smell

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How to pronounce 不蒸馒头争口气

不蒸馒头争口气

bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì

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