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强扭的瓜不甜

qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen

Child Words of 强扭的瓜不甜

不
bù

no; not so

强
jiàng

stubborn

强
qiáng

strong

强
qiǎng

to force

扭
niǔ

to turn

瓜
guā

melon

甜
tián

sweet

的
de

of; ~'s (possessive particle)

的
dī

see 的士[dī shì]

的
dí

really and truly

的
dì

(bound form) bull's-eye; target