Definition
倒胃口 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to spoil one's appetite' — both literally (food that makes you lose appetite) and figuratively (something that disgusts or bores you). The verb 倒 and the object 胃口 can split: you can insert 了, a measure word, or a complement between them, e.g. 倒尽了胃口 ('completely ruined the appetite'). The figurative use is very common in everyday speech.
v.o.
to spoil one's appetite (literal)to be off-puttingto disgust (figurative)
Examples
- ，倒胃口。Zhè cài tài yóunì le, zhēn ràng rén dǎo wèi kǒu.This dish is too greasy — it really spoils one's appetite.
- ，。Tā shuōhuà zǒng shì nàme kèbó, zhēn dǎo rén wèikǒu.He always speaks so harshly — it's really off-putting.
- ，。Kàn le nà bù diànyǐng, wǒ dào jìn le wèikǒu.After watching that movie, I completely lost my appetite for it.
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