势不可当 |
shì bù kě dāng |
impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force |
势 |
shì |
power / influence / potential / momentum / tendency / trend / situation / conditions / outward appearance / sign / gesture / male genitals |
不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
不可 |
bù kě |
cannot; should not; must not |
可 |
kě |
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able / to approve; to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very / but; however |
可 |
kè |
used in 可汗 |
当 |
dāng |
(onom.) dong / ding dong (bell) |
当 |
dāng |
to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at |
当 |
dàng |
at or in the very same... / suitable / adequate / fitting / proper / to replace / to regard as / to think / to pawn / (coll.) to fail (a student) |