We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「甘瓜苦蒂」.
Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「甘瓜苦蒂」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.
The stem of the melon is bitter. A metaphor for something that is not perfect.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
gān guā kǔ dì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gam1 gwa1 fu2 dai3
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