吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸 chī bù dào pú tao shuō pú tao suān

DEFINITIONS

  1. sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)
  2. lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them

CHARACTERS

吃 chī eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
到 dào go to, arrive, been to
葡 pú grapes
萄 tao grapes
說 shuō speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
葡 pú grapes
萄 tao grapes
酸 suān tart, sour; acid; stiff; spoiled