美中不足

měizhōngbùzú

a blemish in an otherwise perfect thing; a blemish in a thing of beauty

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a blemish in an otherwise perfect thing; a fly in the ointment

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a blemish in an otherwise perfect thing; a fly in the ointment

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mei3 zhong1 bu4 zu2

everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment

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美中不足

měi zhōng bù zú

beautiful yet incomplete -- in want of perfection; a blemish in an otherwise perfect thing; a flaw in an apparently perfect thing; a (the) fly in the ointment; an unpleasant part of a pleasant thing; some blemishes in an apparently perfect thing; some slight imperfection; sth. lacking in perfection; There is a flaw in the deed.:

你的新工作听起来实在太好了 -- 工作有趣味， 待遇高， 时间短。有什么美中不足的地方吗? Your new job sounds too good to be true -- interesting work, high pay, short hours. Isn't there any fly in the ointment?

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美中不足|美中不足 [měi zhōng bù zú] ► everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment