Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「求之不得」, with more below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「求之不得」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
I can’t find it even if I try. Originally it meant to desire something eagerly but not be able to get it. The latter is often used to describe the urgent desire to get something.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qiú zhī bù dé
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
kau4 ji1 bat1 dak1
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.
