求之不得

Traditional form:

求之不得

Pinyin (reading):

qiúzhībùdé

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 求 - to seek; to request, to demand; to beseech, to beg for
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 得 - to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready

Traditional characters:

• 求 - to seek; to request, to demand; to beseech, to beg for
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 得 - to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready