倒胃口 (dǎo wèi kǒu) — to spoil one's appetite (literal); to be off-putting, to disgust (figurative)

Definición

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)

Ejemplos

  • 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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