created reference approved 求之不得 → 关雎/關雎 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
求之不得 qiúzhībùdé
关雎 / 關雎 guānjū
see
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 求之不得 · qiúzhībùdé · all that one could wish for — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
求之不得
qiúzhībùdé
all that one could wish for
Exactly what one has been looking for; a situation where an outcome one was hoping for finally happens or is offered unexpectedly; most welcome
求 (literal) → 求 · qiú · to seek 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · it 不得 (literal) → 不得 · bùdé · to not obtain
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 求之不得 · qiúzhībùdé · to seek but fail to get — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
求之不得
qiúzhībùdé
to seek but fail to get
To seek or pursue something but be unable to obtain it; originally from the [[关雎|關雎|guan1 ju1]] poem in the Classic of Poetry
求 (literal) → 求 · qiú · to seek 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · it 不得 (literal) → 不得 · bùdé · to not obtain
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition