强扭的瓜不甜

1. • lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom)
2. • fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen

Character by character

• 强(qiǎng)force
• 扭(niǔ)turn
• 的(de)marks possession and modification
• 瓜(guā)melon
• 不(bù)no
• 甜(tián)sweet