蜜糖抹在鼻尖儿上，嘴馋舔不到蜜糖抹在鼻尖兒上，嘴饞舔不到蜜糖抹在鼻尖兒上，嘴饞舔不到

honey smeared on the tip of the nose: greedy mouth can't lick it

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Mocks someone who can see a benefit right in front of them but can't get it. Like 'so near and yet so far.'

Sign up for a free account to save sentences and hear them read aloud

Simplified: 蜜糖抹在鼻尖儿上，嘴馋舔不到
Traditional (Taiwan): 蜜糖抹在鼻尖兒上，嘴饞舔不到
Pinyin: mìtáng mǒ zài bí jiānr shàng, zuǐchán tiǎn búdào
Bopomofo: ㄇㄧˋ ㄊㄤˊ ㄇㄛˇ ㄗㄞˋ ㄅㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄢㄦㄕㄤˋ，ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄨˊ ㄉㄠˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

Words in this sentence

Where this sentence is used

Chinese sayings

Sign up for a free Chinese Boost account

Save the words and sentences you find here to your own list, and hear them read aloud. You can export the list to your flashcards whenever you like.

Create a free account

All Chinese example sentences