"欲罷不能" meaning in Chinese

See 欲罷不能 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: yùbàbùnéng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄩˋ ㄅㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], yùbàbùnéng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yùbàbùnéng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], yü⁴-pa⁴-pu⁴-nêng² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yù-bà-bù-néng [Mandarin, Yale], yuhbahbuneng [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], юйбабунэн [Mandarin, Palladius], jujbabunɛn [Mandarin, Palladius] Forms: 欲罢不能
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 欲罷不能
  1. to be unable to stop doing something despite wanting to Tags: idiomatic
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      "form": "欲罢不能",
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        "1": "zh",
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      "expansion": "欲罷不能",
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be unable to stop doing something despite wanting to"
      ],
      "id": "en-欲罷不能-zh-phrase-K~rRZYkB",
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yùbàbùnéng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄩˋ ㄅㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yùbàbùnéng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yùbàbùnéng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yü⁴-pa⁴-pu⁴-nêng²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yù-bà-bù-néng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yuhbahbuneng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "юйбабунэн"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jujbabunɛn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "欲罷不能"
}
{
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    {
      "form": "欲罢不能",
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        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "欲罷不能",
      "name": "head"
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
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        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 不",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 欲",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 罷",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 能",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be unable to stop doing something despite wanting to"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yùbàbùnéng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄩˋ ㄅㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yùbàbùnéng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yùbàbùnéng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yü⁴-pa⁴-pu⁴-nêng²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yù-bà-bù-néng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yuhbahbuneng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "юйбабунэн"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jujbabunɛn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "欲罷不能"
}

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