歪瓜劣枣
wāi guā liè zǎo
Pinyin

Definition

歪瓜劣枣
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wāi guā liè zǎo
  1. ugly
  2. repulsive
  3. also written 歪瓜裂棗|歪瓜裂枣[wāi guā liè zǎo]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

傻瓜
shǎ guā
  1. 1 idiot
  2. 2 fool
恶劣
è liè
  1. 1 vile
  2. 2 nasty
  3. 3 of very poor quality
木瓜
mù guā
  1. 1 papaya (Carica papaya)
  2. 2 genus Chaenomeles of shrubs in the family Rosaceae
  3. 3 Chinese flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa)
西瓜
xī guā
  1. 1 watermelon
  2. 2 CL:顆|颗[kē],粒[lì],個|个[ge]
黄瓜
huáng guā
  1. 1 cucumber
  2. 2 CL:條|条[tiáo]
冬瓜
dōng guā
  1. 1 wax gourd (Cucurbitaceae, Benincasa hispida)
  2. 2 white gourd
  3. 3 white hairy melon
  4. 4 Chinese squash
劣
liè
  1. 1 inferior
劣质
liè zhì
  1. 1 shoddy
  2. 2 of poor quality
卑劣
bēi liè
  1. 1 base
  2. 2 mean
  3. 3 despicable
南瓜
nán guā
  1. 1 pumpkin
哈密瓜
hā mì guā
  1. 1 Hami melon (a variety of muskmelon)
  2. 2 honeydew melon
  3. 3 cantaloupe
地瓜
dì guā
  1. 1 sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
  2. 2 yam (family Dioscoreaceae)
歪
wāi
  1. 1 askew
  2. 2 at a crooked angle
  3. 3 devious
  4. 4 noxious
  5. 5 (coll.) to lie on one's side
爽歪歪
shuǎng wāi wāi
  1. 1 to feel great
  2. 2 blissful
  3. 3 to be in bliss
瓜
guā
  1. 1 melon
  2. 2 gourd
  3. 3 squash
瓜子
guā zǐ
  1. 1 melon seed
  2. 2 seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, consumed as a snack
瓜子脸
guā zǐ liǎn
  1. 1 oval face
番木瓜
fān mù guā
  1. 1 papaya
糖瓜
táng guā
  1. 1 malt sugar candy, a traditional offering to the kitchen god Zaoshen 灶神
丝瓜
sī guā
  1. 1 luffa (loofah)

Idioms (16)

七扭八歪
qī niǔ bā wāi
  1. 1 misshapen
  2. 2 crooked
  3. 3 uneven (idiom)
上梁不正下梁歪
shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi
  1. 1 lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
优胜劣汰
yōu shèng liè tài
  1. 1 survival of the fittest (idiom)
土豪劣绅
tǔ háo liè shēn
  1. 1 local bosses, shady gentry (idiom); dominant local mafia
强扭的瓜不甜
qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián
  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
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā
  1. 1 to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
东倒西歪
dōng dǎo xī wāi
  1. 1 to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)
  2. 2 to sway
  3. 3 (of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle
歪风邪气
wāi fēng xié qì
  1. 1 noxious winds, evil influences (idiom); malignant social trends
滚瓜烂熟
gǔn guā làn shú
  1. 1 lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom); fig. to know fluently
  2. 2 to know sth inside out
  3. 3 to know sth by heart
王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸
wáng pó mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
  1. 1 every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
  2. 2 all one's geese are swans
瓜熟蒂落
guā shú dì luò
  1. 1 when the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom); problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time
瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠
guā tián bù nà lu:3 , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān
  1. 1 lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
  3. 3 innocent acts may be misconstrued
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆
zhòng guā dé guā , zhòng dòu dé dòu
  1. 1 lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap.
  2. 2 One must live with the consequences of one's actions.
  3. 3 You've made your bed, now must lie on it.
老王卖瓜，自卖自夸
Lǎo Wáng mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
  1. 1 every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
  2. 2 all one's geese are swans
脚正不怕鞋歪
jiǎo zhèng bù pà xié wāi
  1. 1 lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe
  2. 2 an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom)
邪门歪道
xié mén wāi dào
  1. 1 lit. devil's gate, crooked path (idiom); corrupt practices
  2. 2 crooked methods
  3. 3 dishonesty

Sample Sentences

得赶紧上网发广告，再晚了就租不到好的了。我可不想随便带个歪瓜劣枣的回去。
děi gǎnjǐn shàngwǎng fā guǎnggào ，zài wǎn le jiù zūbùdào hǎo de le 。wǒ kě bù xiǎng suíbiàn dài gè wāiguālièzǎo de huíqu 。
You should get online quick and put up an ad. If you wait too long, then you won't be able to rent a good one. I don't want to just randomly take home somebody all ugly.
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