Lost in Literal

🇨🇳 Chinese, taken literally

吃不消

chi bu xiao · chībuxiāo

Literally

can't eat it down

What it really means

can't take it; too much to bear

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Chinese, taken literally

加油add oil 马马虎虎horse horse tiger tiger 吃醋eat vinegar 拍马屁pat the horse's butt 走后门go through the back door 打酱油buy soy sauce