大煞风景 (dà shà fēng jǐng) — to spoil the fun; to be a wet blanket; to mar a pleasant experience
Definition
A chengyu (set phrase) meaning 'to spoil the fun' — describes an action or event that ruins an otherwise pleasant moment. Used like 'what a killjoy' or 'such a mood-killer' to complain about a wet blanket.
verb
to spoil the funto be a wet blanketto mar a pleasant experience
Examples
- ，，大煞风景。Dà jiā dōu zài gāo xìng dì liáo tiān, tā tū rán shuō qǐ gōng zuò de shì, zhēn dà shà fēng jǐng.Everyone was happily chatting, and he suddenly brought up work — what a killjoy.
- ，，大煞风景。Yuán jì huà qù hǎi biān, jié guǒ xià qǐ dà yǔ, zhēn shì dà shà fēng jǐng.We planned to go to the beach, but it started pouring — that really spoiled the fun.
- ，，大煞风景。Diàn yǐng zhèng yǎn dào jīng cǎi chù, tū rán tíng diàn le, tài dà shà fēng jǐng le.The movie was getting to the best part, and then the power went out — such a mood killer.
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