欲罷不能
Chinese
desire; longing; appetite desire; longing; appetite; wish |
(final part.); to stop; cease (final part.); to stop; cease; dismiss; suspend; to quit; to finish |
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| trad. (欲罷不能) | 欲 | 罷 | 不能 | |
| simp. (欲罢不能) | 欲 | 罢 | 不能 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): yùbàbùnéng
- (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄅㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yùbàbùnéng
- Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄅㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yùbàbùnéng
- Wade–Giles: yü4-pa4-pu4-nêng2
- Yale: yù-bà-bù-néng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhbahbuneng
- Palladius: юйбабунэн (jujbabunɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
欲罷不能
- to be unable to stop doing something despite wanting to