吃不了 chī bù liǎo
chī bù liǎo
verb
cannot eat
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
, Subdomain: Food and Drink
Notes: An example of a compound formed by joining with the infix marker 不 in the middle (Sun 2006, loc. 744).
Contained in
- 心急吃不了热豆腐(心急吃不了熱豆腐) hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu; one just has to be patient; haste will ruin everything
- 吃不了兜着走(吃不了兜著走) if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home; you'll have to take the consequences
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 第八十六回 Chapter 86 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 2
- 第二回 Chapter 55 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1
- 第二回 Chapter 59 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1
- 第二回 Chapter 53 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1
- 第二回 Chapter 35 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1
- 第十九回 Chapter 19 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 1
- 第二回 Chapter 40 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1
- 第二回 Chapter 61 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1
- 第二十七回 Chapter 27 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 1
- 第四十回 Chapter 40 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 1