美中不足
měi​zhōng​bù​zú HSK7

a fly in the ointment

  • created sense approved 美中不足 · měi​zhōng​bù​zú · a fly in the ointment — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    美中不足

    měi​zhōng​bù​zú

    a fly in the ointment

    (idiom) a small defect or blemish in something that is otherwise excellent or perfect

    美 (literal) → 美 · měi · good 中 (literal) → 中 · zhōng · middle 不足 (literal) → 不足 · bù​zú · insufficient

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense