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可言

kě yán

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Definitions

1. it may be said

Words Containing 可言

miào bù kě yán

too wonderful for words

bù kě yán yù

inexpressible (idiom)

可以意会，不可言传

kě yǐ yì huì , bù kě yán chuán

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

只可意会，不可言传

zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán

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

Child Words of 可言

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