美中不足
měi zhōng bù zú
Meaning
- everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom) · the fly in the ointment
Example sentences
唯一美中不足的是如果它要是熟食就好了。
wéi yī měi zhōng bù zú de shì rú guǒ tā yào shì shú shí jiù hǎo le。
The only downside is that it would be better if it were cooked.
那家馆子物美价廉，美中不足的是他们糟糕的位置。
那家館子物美價廉，美中不足的是他們糟糕的位置。
nà jiā guǎn zi wù měi jià lián， měi zhōng bù zú de shì tā men zāo gāo de wèi zhì。
That restaurant was good value for money, but its only drawback was its terrible location.
这张桌子不错，不过有一个美中不足的地方 ﹣ 我的房间放不下它。
這張桌子不錯，不過有一個美中不足的地方 ﹣ 我的房間放不下它。
zhè zhāng zhuō zi bù cuò， bù guò yǒu yí gè měi zhōng bù zú de dì fāng ﹣ wǒ de fáng jiān fàng bù xià tā。
This table is nice, but there's one drawback – it doesn't fit in my room.