可遇不可求 in English ke3 yu4 bu4 ke3 qiu2 Meaning

Meanings

• can be discovered but not sought (idiomatic expression)
• one can only come across such things serendipitously

Pinyin

ke3 yu4 bu4 ke3 qiu2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

可ke3can 遇yu4surname Yu 不bu4(negative prefix) 可ke3can 求qiu2to seek