Characters
- 不 (不): no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 可 (可): (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very
- 开 (開): to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); (directional complement) away; off; carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2]; abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format
- 交 (交): to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; (of lines) to intersect; variant of 跤[jiao1]
Resources
- Wiktionary: 不可开交
- MDBG: 不可开交
- Examples with 不可开交 on Tatoeba
Examples
他们吵得不可开交，以至于没有专注于共同的理想。