麻瓜
Má guā
Pinyin
Definition
麻瓜
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- Muggles (Harry Potter)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (15)
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
心乱如麻
- 1 one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused
- 2 disconcerted
- 3 upset
快刀斩乱麻
- 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
- 2 cutting the Gordian knot
快刀断乱麻
- 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
- 2 cutting the Gordian knot
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
- 1 to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
Sample Sentences
好啊,不过你这个“麻瓜”,还是先看看原著吧!
OK, you ''Muggles"--but you should read the book first!