chī​bù​dào​pú​tao​shuō​pú​tao​suān

sour grapes

Senses

吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸/ 吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸 chī​bù​dào​pú​tao​shuō​pú​tao​suān sour grapes

to claim that something is not worth having because you cannot get it; a set expression based on the Aesop fable of the fox and the grapes

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