可遇不可求
kě​yù​bù​kě​qiú

can be found but not sought

  1. 可 kě auxiliary
    can
    can; may; to be able to; to be permitted to
  2. 遇 yù verb
    to encounter
    (bound form) to meet by chance; to encounter or happen upon; to suffer or be subjected to
  3. 不 bù adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  4. 可 kě auxiliary
    can
    can; may; to be able to; to be permitted to
  5. 求 qiú verb
    to seek
    to look for or try to obtain something; to strive for