可遇而不可求
Chinese
can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis) |
meet with | and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
cannot; should not; must not | to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (可遇而不可求) | 可 | 遇 | 而 | 不可 | 求 | |
| simp. #(可遇而不可求) | 可 | 遇 | 而 | 不可 | 求 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: kě yù ér bùkě qiú
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄩˋ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kě yù ér bùkě cióu
- Wade–Giles: kʻo3 yü4 êrh2 pu4-kʻo3 chʻiu2
- Yale: kě yù ér bù-kě chyóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kee yuh erl bukee chyou
- Palladius: кэ юй эр букэ цю (kɛ juj er bukɛ cju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
可遇而不可求
- alternative form of 可遇不可求 (kě yù bùkě qiú)