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可言

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kě yán

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Definitions

  1. 1. it may be said

Words Containing 可言

不可言喻
bù kě yán yù

inexpressible (idiom)

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

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

妙不可言
miào bù kě yán

too wonderful for words

Child Words of 可言

可
kě

can

言
yán

words

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