歪瓜劣枣 (歪瓜劣棗)
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Pinyin
Definition
歪瓜劣枣 (歪瓜劣棗)
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- ugly
- repulsive
- also written 歪瓜裂棗|歪瓜裂枣[wāi guā liè zǎo]
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
Idioms (16)
七扭八歪
- 1 misshapen
- 2 crooked
- 3 uneven (idiom)
上梁不正下梁歪
- 1 lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
优胜劣汰
- 1 survival of the fittest (idiom)
土豪劣绅
- 1 local bosses, shady gentry (idiom); dominant local mafia
强扭的瓜不甜
- 1 lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom)
- 2 fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen
Sample Sentences
得赶紧上网发广告,再晚了就租不到好的了。我可不想随便带个歪瓜劣枣的回去。
You should get online quick and put up an ad. If you wait too long, then you won't be able to rent a good one. I don't want to just randomly take home somebody all ugly.