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lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for

求之不得
qiú zhī bù dé
q+iú·2nd tonezh+ī·1st toneb+ù·4th toned+é·2nd tone
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Synonyms
(lit.) to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom) · (fig.) to deeply long for; to covet梦寐以求mèng mèi yǐ qiúto thirst for · to long for渴望kě wàng