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情不可却 — “Feelings cannot be refused”

情不可却 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Cannot decline an offer or request due to personal feelings, sentiment, or obligation; irresistible due to sentiment”. Literally, “feelings cannot be refused”.

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情不可却 Pronunciation and Pinyin

情不可却 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
情
qíng11emotions, feelings, love
不
bù4not
可
kě5can, may, suitable
却
què7but, yet, however

Example Sentence with 情不可却

老友盛情邀请,情不可却,我只好答应了参加晚宴。
An old friend's warm invitation was irresistible, so I had to accept the dinner party.

Idioms Related to 情不可却

More idioms starting with 情

  • qíng情bù不zì自kān堪overwhelmed by emotions
  • qíng情bù不zì自yǐ已unable to control one's emotions
  • qíng情bù不zì自jīn禁unable to restrain one's feelings
  • qíng情bù不zì自shèng胜overcome by emotion
  • qíng情zhī之suǒ所zhōng钟where one's heart is deeply set
  • qíng情rén人yǎn眼lǐ里chū出xī西shī施Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
  • qíng情qī凄yì意qiè切deeply grieved and distressed
  • qíng情tóng同yī一jiā家feel like one family
  • qíng情tóng同shǒu手zú足as close as brothers
  • qíng情tóng同yáng羊zuǒ左bosom friends willing to die for each other
  • qíng情tóng同gǔ骨ròu肉as close as flesh and blood
  • qíng情tóng同yú鱼shuǐ水inseparable intimate relationship

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What does 情不可却 mean?

情不可却 (qíng bù kě què) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Cannot decline an offer or request due to personal feelings, sentiment, or obligation; irresistible due to sentiment”.

How do you pronounce 情不可却?

情不可却 is pronounced qíng bù kě què in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 情不可却 literally mean?

Literally, 情不可却 means “feelings cannot be refused”. It is used to mean “Cannot decline an offer or request due to personal feelings, sentiment, or obligation; irresistible due to sentiment”.

What is the Chinese definition of 情不可却?

情面上不能推却。

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