"不得要領" meaning in Chinese

See 不得要領 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jiːu̯³³ lɪŋ¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jiːu̯³³ lɪŋ¹³/ Chinese transliterations: bùdéyàolǐng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄥˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], bat¹ dak¹ jiu³ ling⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], bùdéyàolǐng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], bùdéyàolǐng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], pu⁴-tê²-yao⁴-ling³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], bù-dé-yàu-lǐng [Mandarin, Yale], buderyawliing [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], будэяолин [Mandarin, Palladius], budɛjaolin [Mandarin, Palladius], bāt dāk yiu líhng [Cantonese, Yale], bat⁷ dak⁷ jiu³ ling⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], bed¹ deg¹ yiu³ ling⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 不得要领
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 不得要領
  1. to fail to grasp the main points Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 掠無頭總 [Hokkien], 掠无头总 [Hokkien], 捎無頭總, 捎无头总
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    {
      "form": "不得要领",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "不得要領",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cantonese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to fail to grasp the main points"
      ],
      "id": "en-不得要領-zh-phrase-e2S6LaaD",
      "links": [
        [
          "fail",
          "fail"
        ],
        [
          "grasp",
          "grasp"
        ],
        [
          "main",
          "main"
        ],
        [
          "point",
          "point"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "掠無頭總"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "掠无头总"
        },
        {
          "word": "捎無頭總"
        },
        {
          "word": "捎无头总"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùdéyàolǐng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄥˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bat¹ dak¹ jiu³ ling⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùdéyàolǐng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùdéyàolǐng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pu⁴-tê²-yao⁴-ling³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bù-dé-yàu-lǐng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "buderyawliing"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "будэяолин"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "budɛjaolin"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bāt dāk yiu líhng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bat⁷ dak⁷ jiu³ ling⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bed¹ deg¹ yiu³ ling⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jiːu̯³³ lɪŋ¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jiːu̯³³ lɪŋ¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "不得要領"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "不得要领",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "不得要領",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese chengyu",
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 不",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 得",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 要",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 領",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to fail to grasp the main points"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fail",
          "fail"
        ],
        [
          "grasp",
          "grasp"
        ],
        [
          "main",
          "main"
        ],
        [
          "point",
          "point"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùdéyàolǐng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄥˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bat¹ dak¹ jiu³ ling⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùdéyàolǐng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùdéyàolǐng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pu⁴-tê²-yao⁴-ling³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bù-dé-yàu-lǐng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "buderyawliing"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "будэяолин"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "budɛjaolin"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bāt dāk yiu líhng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bat⁷ dak⁷ jiu³ ling⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bed¹ deg¹ yiu³ ling⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jiːu̯³³ lɪŋ¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jiːu̯³³ lɪŋ¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "掠無頭總"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "掠无头总"
    },
    {
      "word": "捎無頭總"
    },
    {
      "word": "捎无头总"
    }
  ],
  "word": "不得要領"
}

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