| 强扭的瓜不甜 |
qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián |
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) / fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen |
| 强 |
Qiáng |
surname Qiang |
| 强 |
jiàng |
stubborn / unyielding |
| 强 |
qiáng |
strong / powerful / better / slightly more than / vigorous / violent / best in their category, e.g. see 百强 |
| 强 |
qiǎng |
to force / to compel / to strive / to make an effort |
| 强 |
jiàng |
variant of 强 |
| 强 |
qiáng |
variant of 强 |
| 强 |
qiǎng |
variant of 强 |
| 扭 |
niǔ |
to turn / to twist / to wring / to sprain / to swing one's hips |
| 的 |
de |
of; ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 "new one") / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs |
| 的 |
dī |
(bound form) a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士) |
| 的 |
dí |
really and truly |
| 的 |
dì |
(bound form) bull's-eye; target |
| 瓜 |
guā |
melon; gourd; squash / (slang) a piece of gossip |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 甜 |
tián |
sweet / (fig.) pleasant; endearing; lovely |