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Daily Figurative Slang 17

dǎo
wèi
kǒu

Spoil one's appetite


jiě
shì

wèi
kǒu
jìu
shì
shí
yù

dǎo
wèi
kǒu
shì
yǐng
xiǎng
shí
yù

kàn
le
huò
zhě
tīng
dào
le
shí
me
ér
bù
xiǎng
chī
fàn

shí
me
shì
qíng
yǐn


de
fǎn
gǎn

nā

jìu
shuō
tā
shǐ
使

dǎo
wèi
kǒu
le


Explanation: "WeiKou" is the Chinese word for appetite. So the literal meaning is that something you've seen or heard made you lose your appetite, which means something arousing your antipathy.







1
1

zhè
me
hǎo
de

miàn
qiáng

huà
shàng
zhè
me
sú

de

fú
huà

zhēn
dǎo
wèi
kǒu


Ex.1:Such a vulgar painting really spoils this nice wall.


2
2

tā
men
wán
dé
zhèng
gāo
xìng


qiān
wàn
bù
yào
pō
lěng
shuǐ

dǎo
tā
men
de
wèi
kǒu


Ex.2:They are in such high spirits now. You shouldn't dampen their enthusiasm and spoil their mood at their will.

dè
tóu
shé

Snake in its old haunts


jiě
shì

zài

chǔ
dè
fāng
héng
xíng
wú



yā
bǎi
xìng
de
huài
rén


Explanation: This is a metaphor for local villains who bully people wilfully.








bié
kàn
tā
zhī
shì
gè
xiāng
cháng

zài
dāng
dè

tā
kě
shì
gè
dè
tóu
shé


Ex.:Although he is only the head of township, he is a local bully.


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