wú​kǒng​bù​rù

all-pervasive

  • created sense approved 无孔不入/無孔不入 · wú​kǒng​bù​rù · all-pervasive — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    无孔不入 / 無孔不入

    wú​kǒng​bù​rù

    all-pervasive

    Literally meaning "to get in by every opening"; describes something that penetrates everywhere or finds its way into any gap, such as germs, odors, or scams

    wú​kǒng​bú​rù

    无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 孔 (literal) → 孔 · kǒng · hole 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 入 (literal) → 入 · rù · to enter

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 无孔不入/無孔不入 · wú​kǒng​bù​rù · to seize every opportunity — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    无孔不入 / 無孔不入

    wú​kǒng​bù​rù

    to seize every opportunity

    To be extremely cunning or opportunistic, often in a negative sense of exploiting every possible loophole or chance to advance one's interests

    wú​kǒng​bú​rù

    无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 孔 (literal) → 孔 · kǒng · hole 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 入 (literal) → 入 · rù · to enter

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

    created sense