qíng​bù​kě​què

too kind to refuse

  • created sense approved 情不可却/情不可卻 · qíng​bù​kě​què · too kind to refuse — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    情不可却 / 情不可卻

    qíng​bù​kě​què

    too kind to refuse

    It would be ungracious not to accept an invitation or favor because of the personal relationship or affection involved; unable to refuse for the sake of friendship

    情 (literal) → 情 · qíng · favor 不可 (literal) → 不可 · bù​kě · cannot 却 (literal) → 却/卻 · què · to reject

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense