可遇而不可求

Chinese

 
can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)
 meet with
 
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 cannot; should not; must not
 
to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
simp. and trad.
(可遇而不可求)		 可 遇 而 不可 求

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kě yù ér bùkě qiú
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄩˋ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: kě yù ér bùkě qiú
      • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄩˋ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kee yiw elr bu4kee chyou
      • IPA (key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ y⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

Idiom

可遇而不可求

  1. just have to let it happen, you can't force it
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