美中不足 in English mei3 zhong1 bu4 zu2 Meaning

Meanings

  • everything is fine except for one small defect (idiomatic expression); the fly in the ointment

Simplified Characters

美 中 不 足

Traditional Characters

美 中 不 足

Pinyin

mei3 zhong1 bu4 zu2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

美mei3the Americas 中zhong1China 不bu4(negative prefix) 足zu2excessive