書不盡言

简 书不尽言 · 繁 書不盡言
Mandarin · pinyin shū bù jìn yán

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  1. I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom)
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書
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
盡
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言
yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
书
shū · book, letter, document; writings
尽
jǐn · exhaust, use up; deplete
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1–4–4–2 · shu1 bu4 jin4 yan2

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syu1 bat1 zeon6 jin4

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書不盡言 · shu1 bu4 jin4 yan2
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Exact source record書不盡言 书不尽言 [shu1 bu4 jin4 yan2] /I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom)/