吃不了兜着走

chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. you'll have to take the consequences

Child Words of 吃不了兜着走

不
bù

no; not so

了
le

(completed action marker)

兜
dōu

pocket

吃
chī

to eat

了
liǎo

(of eyes) bright

着
zhāo

(chess) move

着
zháo

to touch

着
zhe

aspect particle indicating action in progress

着
zhuó

to wear (clothes)

走
zǒu

to walk

不了
bù le

no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)