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不得要領 (bat1 dak1 jiu3/1 ling5) — fail to grasp the main points in Cantonese

batˉ¹不dakˉ¹得jiu3/1要lingˏ₅領
简 不得要领
Mandarin Pinyin: bu4 de2 yao4 ling3

Meaning of 不得要領

nounfail to grasp the main points

Characters in 不得要領

不bat1
not; no; un-
得dak1
be satisfied/complacent
要jiu3
shall; will; be about to
領ling5
possess; own; occupy

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