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求之不得

qiú zhī bù dé

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定義

1. lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for

求之不得 の構成語

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 之 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 得 得 dé: to obtain
• 得 得 de: structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
• 得 得 děi: to have to
• 求 求 qiú: to seek
• 不得 不得 bù dé: must not