吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸

Traditional: 吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸

chī bù dào pú tao shuō pú tao suān

Dictionary entry

sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)

What does 吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸 mean?

吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸 (chī bù dào pú tao shuō pú tao suān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)

2lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them

Character breakdown

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吃chīto eat; to consume · to eat at (a cafeteria etc)不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-到dàoto reach; to arrive · to leave for; to go to 葡PúPortugal · Portuguese 萄táoused in 葡萄[pu2 tao5]说shuìto persuade 酸suānsour · tart

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吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸

chī bù dào pú tao shuō pú tao suān

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