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说葡萄酸
shuō​pú​tao​suān

sour grapes

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

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说葡萄酸/ 說葡萄酸 shuō​pú​tao​suān sour grapes

(set expression) to say that something is not worth having because you cannot get it yourself; based on the Aesop's fable of the fox and the grapes.

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