说葡萄酸
shuō pú tao suān
Pinyin

Definition

说葡萄酸
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shuō pú tao suān
  1. sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)
  2. lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

xīn suān
  1. 1 to feel sad
pú tao
  1. 1 grape
pú tao jiǔ
  1. 1 (grape) wine
suān
  1. 1 sour
  2. 2 tart
  3. 3 sick at heart
  4. 4 grieved
  5. 5 sore
  6. 6 aching
  7. 7 pedantic
  8. 8 impractical
  9. 9 to make sarcastic remarks about sb
  10. 10 an acid
suān nǎi
  1. 1 yogurt
suān tòng
  1. 1 to ache
rǔ suān
  1. 1 lactic acid
rǔ suān jūn
  1. 1 lactic acid bacteria
yà xiāo suān yán
  1. 1 nitrite
hán suān
  1. 1 wretched
  2. 2 poverty-stricken
  3. 3 unpresentable (for clothing, gifts etc)
jiān suān
  1. 1 harsh
  2. 2 scathing
  3. 3 acid (remarks)
níng méng suān
  1. 1 citric acid
ān jī suān
  1. 1 amino acid
fàn suān
  1. 1 pantothenic acid
  2. 2 vitamin B5
  3. 3 to surge up (of acid in the stomach)
bō niào suān
  1. 1 hyaluronic acid
  2. 2 hyaluronan
liú suān
  1. 1 sulfuric acid H2SÒ
  2. 2 sulfate
tàn suān
  1. 1 carbonic acid
  2. 2 carbonate
wèi suān
  1. 1 gastric acid
zhī fáng suān
  1. 1 fatty acid
cǎo suān
  1. 1 oxalic acid C2H2Ò

Idioms (1)

尝尽心酸
cháng jìn xīn suān
  1. 1 to experience one's full share of sorrows (idiom)

Sample Sentences

什么贼头贼脑,你少在那边吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸了,快上来啦!
shénme zéitóuzéinǎo ,nǐ shǎo zài nàbiān chībudào pútao shuō pútao suān le ,kuài shànglái la !
What do you mean spooky? Stop with the sour grapes and get on!
你别吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸。我最看不惯你这种胆子小,不敢担风险,但看到别人炒股赚了就眼红的人。
nǐ bié chībudào pútao shuō pútao suān 。wǒ zuì kànbuguàn nǐ zhèzhǒng dǎnzi xiǎo ,bùgǎn dān fēngxiǎn ,dàn kàndào biérén chǎogǔ zhuàn le jiù yǎnhóng de rén 。
Don't talk about something you know nothing about. I really disapprove of a craven like you, cowardly folk who can't bear risk, but get envious whenever they see others making money.
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你别吃不到葡萄就说葡萄酸。谁让人家有钱,有眼光,又肯吃苦?
nǐ bié chībudào pútao jiù shuō pútao suān 。shéi ràng rénjiā yǒuqián ,yǒu yǎnguāng ,yòu kěn chīkǔ ?
Don't be sour just because you're unlucky. Whose fault is it that they're rich, have good foresight and are willing to work hard?