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求之不得 (kau4 zi1 bat1 dak1) — just what one wished for; to wish for sth. however fail to receive it in the end in Cantonese

kauˎ₄求ziˉ¹之batˉ¹不dakˉ¹得
Mandarin Pinyin: qiu2 zhi1 bu4 de2

Meaning of 求之不得

nounjust what one wished for; to wish for sth. however fail to receive it in the end

Characters in 求之不得

求kau4
demand; require; desire
之zi1
's; of (used between two nouns to show possession or subordination)
不bat1
not; no; un-
得dak1
be satisfied/complacent

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