欲罷不能

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Chinese

desire; longing; appetite
desire; longing; appetite; wish
 
(final part.); to stop; cease
(final part.); to stop; cease; dismiss; suspend; to quit; to finish
 
cannot; must not; should not
cannot; must not; should not; to be unable to; to fail to
 
trad. (欲罷不能) 不能
simp. (欲罢不能) 不能

Pronunciation


Idiom

欲罷不能

  1. to be unable to stop doing something despite wanting to