吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸 in English chi1 bu4 dao4 pu2 tao5 shuo1 pu2 tao5 suan1 Meaning

Meanings

  • sour grapes (set expression based on Aesop)
  • literally (word for word) to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them

Simplified Characters

吃 不 到 葡 萄 说 葡 萄 酸

Traditional Characters

吃 不 到 葡 萄 說 葡 萄 酸

Pinyin

chi1 bu4 dao4 pu2 tao5 shuo1 pu2 tao5 suan1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

吃chi1to eat 不bu4(negative prefix) 到dao4to (a place) 葡pu2Portugal 萄tao2see 葡萄[pu2 tao5] 说shuo1to persuade 葡pu2Portugal 萄tao2see 葡萄[pu2 tao5] 酸suan1sour