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言不盡意
简 言不尽意 · 繁 言不盡意Mandarin · pinyin yán bù jìn yì
Meanings
- (conventional letter ending) words cannot fully express what is in my heart (idiom)
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2–4–4–4 · yan2 bu4 jin4 yi4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
jin4 bat1 zeon6 ji3
Cantonese word readings for 言不盡意. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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jin4 bat1 zeon6 ji3
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phrase
- (idiomatic) what one says does not sufficiently express what one means
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