不得其门而入 in English bu4 de2 qi2 men2 er2 ru4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to be unable to get in
  • to fail to find a proper approach to handling sth

Simplified Characters

不 得 其 门 而 入

Traditional Characters

不 得 其 門 而 入

Pinyin

bu4 de2 qi2 men2 er2 ru4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 得de2to obtain 其qi2his 门men2surname Men 而er2and 入ru4to enter