吃不開chī bù kāibe unpopular; won't work
? 像這樣一個光桿司令，他深知到了國民黨那里是根本～的。(曲波《林海雪原》483) He knew that the Kuomintang would have no use for a figurehead cmmander like him.
? 你這樣橫行霸道，在這里是～的。Your way of riding roughshod over others won't do here. 吃不開chi bu kaiwon’t work 吃不開be unpopular;won't work |