shuō pú tao suāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop) / lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them
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說葡萄酸 说葡萄酸 [shuo1 pu2 tao5 suan1] /sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)/lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them/

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