不得其门而入

Traditional form:

不得其門而入

Pinyin (reading):

bùdéqímén'érrù

Definitions:

• to be unable to get into (a house, an organization, a field of study, a particular type of career etc)

Characters:

• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 得 - to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready
• 其 - his, her, its, their; that
• 门 - gate, door, entrance, opening
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 入 - to enter, to come in; to join

Traditional characters:

• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 得 - to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready
• 其 - his, her, its, their; that
• 門 - gate, door, entrance, opening
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 入 - to enter, to come in; to join