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只可意會，不可言傳
简 只可意会，不可言传 · 繁 只可意會，不可言傳Mandarin · pinyin zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
Meanings
- can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子 Zhuāng zǐ); mysterious and subtle
Characters in this entry
- 只
- zhǐ · only, just, simply
- 可
- kě · may, can, -able; possibly
- 意
- yì · thought, idea, opinion; think
- 會
- huì · to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization
- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 言
- yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
- 傳
- chuán · summon; propagate, transmit
- 会
- huì · assemble, meet together; meeting
- 传
- chuán · summon; propagate, transmit
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zi2 ho2 ji3 wui6 ，bat1 ho2 jin4 cyun4
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