不得要領

Chinese

		not; no	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	gist; main aspect; main point gist; main aspect; main point; knack; essentials
trad. (不得要領)		不	得	要領
simp. (不得要领)		不	得	要领

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùdéyàolǐng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄥˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ dak¹ jiu³ ling⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bùdéyàolǐng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùdéyàolǐng
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴-tê²-yao⁴-ling³
    • Yale: bù-dé-yàu-lǐng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buderyawliing
    • Palladius: будэяолин (budɛjaolin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bat¹ dak¹ jiu³ ling⁵
    • Yale: bāt dāk yiu líhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ dak⁷ jiu³ ling⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ deg¹ yiu³ ling⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jiːu̯³³ lɪŋ¹³/

Idiom

不得要領

1. to fail to grasp the main points

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 掠無頭總／掠无头总, 捎無頭總／捎无头总