毋食圓也毋啜湯

Chinese

no; not
 
eat; food; to feed
eat; food; to feed; animal feed
 
circle; round; circular
circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (Yuan); tactful; to justify
also; too no; not
 
drink; taste; sip
drink; taste; sip; suck
soup; hot water
trad. (毋食圓也毋啜湯)
simp. (毋食圆也毋啜汤)
Literally: “to not eat glutinous rice balls and to not even drink soup”.

Pronunciation


Idiom

毋食圓也毋啜湯

  1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to not buy it; to not accept; to not go along with

Synonyms

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