吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸 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
HSK 1
eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
到 dào
HSK 2
go to, arrive, been to
葡 pú
HSK 4
grapes
萄 tao
HSK 4
grapes
说 shuō
HSK 1
speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
葡 pú
HSK 4
grapes
萄 tao
HSK 4
grapes
酸 suān
HSK 4
tart, sour; acid; stiff; spoiled