不得其門而入 bù dé qí mén ér rù

DEFINITIONS

  1. to be unable to get in
  2. to fail to find a proper approach to handling sth

CHARACTERS

不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
得 dé
HSK 2
obtain, get, gain, acquire
其 qí
HSK 3
his, her, its, their; that
門 mén gate, door, entrance, opening
而 ér
HSK 3
and; and then; and yet; but
入 rù
HSK 4
enter, come in(to), join