Lingaku- 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)
- fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen
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- if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen
This idiom suggests that if something is not naturally suited or ready to happen, forcing it will not yield positive results. It can be used in various contexts, like relationships or business decisions, where persistence without compatibility or readiness leads to unsatisfactory outcomes.
qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián强扭的瓜不甜，qiáng xíng强行ràng让tā men他们zài yī qǐ在一起zhī只huì会zào chéng造成gēng更duō多de的máo dùn矛盾。
Forcing them to be together will only cause more conflicts; if it's not meant to be, it won't work out.
tā他xiǎng yào想要gǎi biàn改变zhè ge这个xiàng mù项目de的fāng xiàng方向，dàn但tuán duì团队de的yì jiàn bù hé意见不合，zuì zhōng最终jiē guǒ结果jiù shì就是qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián强扭的瓜不甜。
He wanted to change the direction of the project, but the team's opinions were not in alignment, and the outcome was unsatisfactory.
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qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián强扭的瓜不甜you can't force something that isn't meant to beqiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián强扭的瓜不甜de的dào li道理the principle behind "you can't force something that isn't meant to be"qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián强扭的瓜不甜de的lì zi例子an example illustrating "you can't force something that isn't meant to be"qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián强扭的瓜不甜de的jiào xun教训the lesson learned from "you can't force something that isn't meant to be"qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián强扭的瓜不甜de的gù shì故事a story that explains "you can't force something that isn't meant to be"qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián强扭的瓜不甜de的xiàn shí现实the reality of "you can't force something that isn't meant to be"shēng huó生活Zhōng中qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián强扭的瓜不甜in life, you can't force something that isn't meant to beqiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián强扭的瓜不甜de的jǐng shì警示the warning that comes from "you can't force something that isn't meant to be"