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	wrist and neck; execution by cuting someone's wrist or neck
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, bat¹ dak¹ jiu¹ ling⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bùdéyàolǐng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄥˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buderyawliing
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bùdéyàolǐng
  - IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ dak¹ jiu³ ling⁵, bat¹ dak¹ jiu¹ ling⁵
  - Yale: bāt dāk yiu líhng, bāt dāk yīu líhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ dak⁷ jiu³ ling⁵, bat⁷ dak⁷ jiu¹ ling⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ deg¹ yiu³ ling⁵, bed¹ deg¹ yiu¹ ling⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jiːu̯³³ lɪŋ¹³/, /pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jiːu̯⁵⁵ lɪŋ¹³/

Idiom

不得要領

to fail to grasp the main points

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