吃不了兜着走 in English chi1 bu5 liao3 dou1 zhe5 zou3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically you'll have to take the consequences

Simplified Characters

吃 不 了 兜 着 走

Traditional Characters

吃 不 了 兜 著 走

Pinyin

chi1 bu5 liao3 dou1 zhe5 zou3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

吃chi1to eat 不bu4(negative prefix) 了le5(completed action marker) 兜dou1pocket 着zhe5(chess) move 走zou3to walk