不得其门而入

Traditional: 不得其門而入

bù dé qí mén ér rù

Dictionary entry

to be unable to get into (a house, an organization, a field of study, a particular type of career etc)

What does 不得其门而入 mean?

不得其门而入 (bù dé qí mén ér rù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to be unable to get into (a house, an organization, a field of study, a particular type of career etc)

Character breakdown

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-得déto obtain · to get 其qíhis · her 门Ménsurname Men 而érand · as well as 入rùto enter; to go into · to join; to become a member of

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不得其门而入

bù dé qí mén ér rù

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