美中不足

měizhōng-bùzú

a small flaw in an otherwise perfect thing; fly in the ointment

HSK 7-9

Pronunciation

měizhōng-bùzú

这幅画色彩很漂亮,美中不足的是边框有点歪。

Zhè fú huà sècǎi hěn piàoliang, měizhōng-bùzú de shì biānkuàng yǒudiǎn wāi.

The colors of this painting are beautiful; the only flaw is that the frame is a bit crooked.

One fixed sample

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