倒胃口 (dǎo wèi kǒu) — to spoil one's appetite (literal); to be off-putting, to disgust (figurative)
Definition
An informal fixed expression meaning to kill one's appetite — literally about food, but more often used figuratively to mean something is off-putting or disgusting.
verb
to spoil one's appetite (literal)to be off-puttingto disgust (figurative)
Examples
- ，倒胃口。Zhè cài tài yóu nì le, zhēn ràng rén dǎo wèi kǒu.This dish is too greasy — it really spoils one's appetite.
- ，。Tā shuō huà zǒng shì nà me kè bó, zhēn dǎo rén wèi kǒu.He always speaks so harshly — it's really off-putting.
- ，。Kàn le nà bù diàn yǐng, wǒ dǎo jìn le wèi kǒu.After watching that movie, I completely lost my appetite for it.
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