Gan gua ku di, Gān guā kǔ dì: 1 definition
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甘瓜苦蒂 [gān guā kǔ dì] [gan gua ku di]—
Melons and fruits (瓜果 [gua guo]) are sweet and delicious, but their stems (瓜蒂 [gua di]) taste bitter, which is a metaphor for the impossibility of anything being perfect (十全十美 [shi quan shi mei]). "Commonplace Notes - Plants and Trees" (《通俗編 [tong su bian]．草木 [cao mu]》) states: "'Elegance of the Classics' (《埤雅 [pi ya]》) quotes 'Mozi' (《墨子 [mo zi]》): 'Sweet melons (甘瓜 [gan gua]) have bitter stems (苦蒂 [ku di]), there is nothing perfect (無全美 [wu quan mei]) in the world (天下 [tian xia]).'" It is also written as "sweet melon embracing bitter stem" (甘瓜抱苦蒂 [gan gua bao ku di]).
甘瓜苦蒂：瓜果甜美而瓜蒂味苦，比喻事物不可能十全十美。《通俗編．草木》：「《埤雅》引《墨子》：『甘瓜苦蒂，天下無全美也。』」也作「甘瓜抱苦蒂」。
gān guā kǔ dì: guā guǒ tián měi ér guā dì wèi kǔ, bǐ yù shì wù bù kě néng shí quán shí měi. < tōng sú biān． cǎo mù>: “ < pí yǎ> yǐn < mò zi>: ‘gān guā kǔ dì, tiān xià wú quán měi yě.’ ” yě zuò “gān guā bào kǔ dì” .
gan gua ku di: gua guo tian mei er gua di wei ku, bi yu shi wu bu ke neng shi quan shi mei. < tong su bian. cao mu>: " < pi ya> yin < mo zi>: 'gan gua ku di, tian xia wu quan mei ye.' " ye zuo "gan gua bao ku di" .
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