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

  (Pinyin): kě yù ér bùkě qiú

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄩˋ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ

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• 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/

Idiom

可遇而不可求

1. Alternative form of 可遇不可求 (kě yù bùkě qiú)