強扭的瓜不甜 — qiang3 niu3 de5 gua1 bu4 tian2

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qiang³

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

2

niu³

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

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de⁵

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

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gua¹

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

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bu⁴

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

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tian²

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

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