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强扭的瓜不甜

qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián

6-character word Traditional 強扭的瓜不甜

What 强扭的瓜不甜 means

1. lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom)
2. fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen

The characters in 强扭的瓜不甜

• 强qiángstrong; powerful; better
• 扭niǔto turn; to twist; to wring
• 的deof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)…
• 瓜guāmelon; gourd; squash; (slang) a piece of gossip
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 甜tiánsweet; (fig.) pleasant; endearing; lovely

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