说葡萄酸 shuō pú tao suān

sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
说 shuō HSK 1
to say; to speak; to explain
葡 pú HSK 4
see 葡萄pú tao; abbr. for 葡萄牙pú táo yá; Portugal
萄 tao HSK 4
see 葡萄pú tao
酸 suān HSK 4
sour; an acid; aching