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言不可傳

简言不可传 · 繁言不可傳

Mandarin · pinyin yán bù kě chuán

impossible to put into words
inexpressible

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言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
可: kě · may, can, -able; possibly
傳: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit
传: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit

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2–4–3–2 · yan2 bu4 ke3 chuan2

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jin4 bat1 ho2 cyun4

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