行不通
xíng​bu​tōng

won't work

  • created reference approved 行不通 → 行得通 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    行不通 xíng​bu​tōng

    行得通 xíng​de​tōng

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 行不通 · xíng​bu​tōng · won't work — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    行不通

    xíng​bu​tōng

    won't work

    won't do or will get nowhere; impossible to carry out or implement

    xíng​bù​tōng

    行 (literal) → 行 · xíng · all right 不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 通 (literal) → 通 · tōng · to lead to

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

    created sense