可以意会，不可言传

kě yǐ yì huì , bù kě yán chuán

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Definitions

  1. 1. can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ]); mysterious and subtle

Child Words of 可以意会，不可言传

不
bù

no; not so

以
yǐ

to use

传
chuán

to pass on

传
zhuàn

biography

可
kě

can

可以
kě yǐ

can

会
kuài

to balance an account

会
huì

can

不可
bù kě

cannot; should not; must not

可言
kě yán

it may be said

意
yì

idea

意会
yì huì

to sense

言
yán

words

言传
yán chuán

to convey in words