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求kau4之zi1不bat1得dak1

kau4 zi1 bat1 dak1qiú zhī bù dé

English

  1. lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for
  2. to have all that one could wish for; to be most welcome

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 對一件事結果非常之滿意,甚至係意料之外;通常指兩方面人之間交涉嘅結果

Examples

  • 你肯加入我哋公司,真係求之不得。

    If you could join our company, that will be exactly what we could wish for.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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