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求之不得

Mandarin · pinyin qiú zhī bù dé

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求: qiú · seek; demand, request; beseech
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

2–1–4–2 · qiu2 zhi1 bu4 de2

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Compare dictionary sources 1 Cantonese reading

kau4 zi1 bat1 dak1

Cantonese word readings for 求之不得. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

kau4 zi1 bat1 dak1

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