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说葡萄酸

shuō pú tao suān

4-character word Traditional 說葡萄酸

What 说葡萄酸 means

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

The characters in 说葡萄酸

• 说shuōto speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off
• 葡púused in 葡萄
• 萄táoused in 葡萄
• 酸suānsour; tart; sick at heart

Words containing 说葡萄酸

• 吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸chī bù dào pú tao shuō pú tao suānsour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop); lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat…

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