- 弓(bow; archery weapon)
- 厶(private; contract; withdraw)
- 虫(insect; worm)
A stubborn worm as tense as a drawn bowstring represents unyielding strength.
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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
A melon that is forced off the vine will not be sweet.
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
A melon that is forced off the vine will not be sweet.
A stubborn worm as tense as a drawn bowstring represents unyielding strength.
Use your hand to twist something that looks twisted and ugly.
A spoon catching sunlight shines brightly and clearly — the character means "of" or shows clarity and definiteness.
The character 瓜 depicts a melon hanging loosely from a vine.
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
The sensation of sweetness is a taste that the tongue perceives from something sweet.
A stubborn worm as tense as a drawn bowstring represents unyielding strength.
Use your hand to twist something that looks twisted and ugly.
A spoon catching sunlight shines brightly and clearly — the character means "of" or shows clarity and definiteness.
The character 瓜 depicts a melon hanging loosely from a vine.
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
The sensation of sweetness is a taste that the tongue perceives from something sweet.
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)
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)
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