美mei5中zung1不bat1足zuk1

English

1. everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment
2. to be a minor imperfection; to be a fly in the ointment; to be a blemish in something otherwise perfect; to be almost perfect

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 形容一樣嘢近乎完美，但係仲有少少缺陷

Examples

• 呢個音樂會好好聽，但係美中不足嘅地方就係太短。

  The concert was excellent, but the fly in the ointment was that it was a bit too short.

• 唯一美中不足的是如果它要是熟食就好了。

  The only thing that would have made it better is if it was cooked.

  Tatoeba · fenfang557 CC BY

• 那家馆子物美价廉，美中不足的是他们糟糕的位置。

  That place's food is great, and their prices are good, but the fly in the ointment is their terrible location.

  Tatoeba · mtdot CC BY

• 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。

  This table is fine except in one respect - it will not fit into my room.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY