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求之不得

qiú zhī lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for
qiú to seek / to look for / to request / to demand / to beseech
  zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of ) / him / her / it
   no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
   must not / may not / not to be allowed / cannot
    to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished
    de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
    děi to have to / must / ought to / to need to
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