Correct
到嘴的肥肉
/ dào zuǐ de féi ròu /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
肥肉才能吃到嘴里
2
到嘴的大肥肉
3
丢掉到嘴的肥肉
4
一块到嘴的肥肉
Definition
到嘴的肥肉
Literally means:
fatty meat almost in one's mouth
Actually means:
profit within reach
It refers to fatty meat almost in one's mouth. It figuratively means a profit one is about to get. It often indicates that the profit is lost when it is almost within one's reach. It connotes sense of envy or regret.
将要吃到嘴里的肥的肉。比喻快要得到的利益。多指还没有真正得到或快得到时就失去了。含有羡慕或可惜的意味。
Example
Used as object, subject or as a minor sentence. It can be used with other words in between or in the form of inversion. (作宾语、主语、小句，中间可插入其他的成分，也可倒装)
1
Wǒ
我
yǒu
有
yī
一
gè
个
hěn
很
hǎo
好
de
的
shāngyè
商业
jīhuì
机会
,
zhè
这
zhēnshi
真是
yī
一
kuài
块
dào
到
zuǐ
嘴
de
的
féiròu
肥肉
,
dàn
但
wǒ
我
yòu
又
shěbude
舍不得
xiànzài
现在
de
的
gōngzuò
工作
,
bù
不
zhīdào
知道
zěnmebàn
怎么办
cái
才
hǎo
好
。
I have a good business opportunity, this is really a piece of fat to the mouth, but I can't bear to work now, do not know how to do.
2
Zhèjiā
这家
gōngsī
公司
yǐjīng
已经
hé
和
duìfāng
对方
qiān
签
le
了
yìxiàngshū
意向书
,
dàn
但
dào
到
zuǐ
嘴
de
的
féiròu
肥肉
hěnkuài
很快
jiù
就
bèi
被
rén
人
qiǎngzǒu
抢走
le
了
,
zhēn
真
ràng
让
rén
人
gǎndào
感到
kěxī
可惜
。
The company has signed a letter of intent with the other side, but the fat to the mouth was quickly snatched away, it is a pity.
3
Xiōngdì
兄弟
,
nǐ
你
děi
得
bāngbāng
帮帮
wǒ
我
,
zhèkuài
这块
féiròu
肥肉
cái
才
néng
能
chī
吃
dào
到
zuǐlǐ
嘴里
,
děng
等
hétong
合同
qiān
签
xiàlai
下来
wǒ
我
gěi
给
nǐ
你
5
5%
de
的
tíchéng
提成
。
Méi
没
shuō
说
de
的
!
Brother, you have to help me, this fat meat can eat in my mouth, and so the contract signed I give you a 5% make-up. I didn't say it!