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吃不住
chī bu zhù
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to be unable to bear or support
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吃不来
chī bu lái
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to be unaccustomed to certain food;
to not be keen on certain food
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吃不來
chī bu lái
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to be unaccustomed to certain food;
to not be keen on certain food
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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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sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop);
lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them
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吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸
chī bù dào pú tao shuō pú tao suān
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sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop);
lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them
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吃不服
chī bu fú
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not be accustomed to eating sth;
not be used to certain food
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吃不准
chī bù zhǔn
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to be unsure about a matter;
to be uncertain;
to be unable to make sense of sth
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吃不準
chī bù zhǔn
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to be unsure about a matter;
to be uncertain;
to be unable to make sense of sth
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吃不開
chī bu kāi
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be unpopular;
won't work
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吃人不吐骨头
chī rén bù tǔ gǔ tóu
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ruthless;
vicious and greedy
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吃人不吐骨頭
chī rén bù tǔ gǔ tóu
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ruthless;
vicious and greedy
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吃力不讨好
chī lì bù tǎo hǎo
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arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
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吃力不討好
chī lì bù tǎo hǎo
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arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
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吃水不忘挖井人
chī shuǐ bù wàng wā jǐng rén
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see 吃水不忘掘井人[chi1 shui3 bu4 wang4 jue2 jing3 ren2]
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吃水不忘掘井人
chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén
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Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)
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吃硬不吃软
chī yìng bù chī ruǎn
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susceptible to force but not persuasion
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吃硬不吃軟
chī yìng bù chī ruǎn
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susceptible to force but not persuasion
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吃粮不管事
chī liáng bù guǎn shì
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to eat without working (idiom);
to take one's pay and not care about the rest
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吃糧不管事
chī liáng bù guǎn shì
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to eat without working (idiom);
to take one's pay and not care about the rest
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吃软不吃硬
chī ruǎn bù chī yìng
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lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom);
amenable to coaxing but not coercion
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吃軟不吃硬
chī ruǎn bù chī yìng
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lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom);
amenable to coaxing but not coercion
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各不相同
gè bù xiāng tóng
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to have nothing in common with each other (idiom)
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合不來
hé bù lái
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unable to get along together;
incompatible
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合不攏嘴
hé bù lǒng zuǐ
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unable to conceal one's happiness, amazement, shock etc;
grinning from ear to ear;
mouth agape;
gobsmacked
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名不副實
míng bù fù shí
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the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact;
Reality does not live up to the name.;
Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.
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