说葡萄酸 in English 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

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Pinyin

shuo1 pu2 tao5 suan1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

shuo1to persuade pu2Portugal tao2see 葡萄[pu2 tao5] suan1sour