An open mouth asking for food is the daily act of eating and drinking.
吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸
sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)
- 。
He can't get the grapes so he says the grapes are sour.
- 貳形adjective
lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them
- 。
He says grapes are sour when he can't get them.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 至(arrive; reach)ASSOCIATIVE
- 刂(knife; blade (radical))RADICAL
A sword cutting through the destination is when you truly "arrive" at your goal.
sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)
- 。
He can't get the grapes so he says the grapes are sour.
- 貳形adjective
lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them
- 。
He says grapes are sour when he can't get them.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 至(arrive; reach)ASSOCIATIVE
- 刂(knife; blade (radical))RADICAL
A sword cutting through the destination is when you truly "arrive" at your goal.
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