can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); mysterious and subtle
trad. 只可意會，不可言傳
Also written 只可意會，不可言傳【zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán】
Characters in this word
7只
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variant of 隻|只[zhi1]
- Pinyin
- zhī
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 177 of 2500
可
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(prefix) can; may; able to; -able, to approve; to permit, to suit, (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very, but; however
- Pinyin
- kě
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 179 of 2500
意
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(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense, (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind, (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
- Pinyin
- yì
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 8987 of 2500
会
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can; to have the skill; to know how to, to be likely to; to be sure to, to meet; to get together, meeting; gathering, (suffix) union; group; association, (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3])
- Pinyin
- huì
- Traditional
- 會
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 31 of 2500
不
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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-
- Pinyin
- bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9 of 2500
言
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words, speech, to say, to talk
- Pinyin
- yán
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 6821 of 2500
传
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to pass on, to spread, to transmit, to infect, to transfer, to circulate, to conduct (electricity)
- Pinyin
- chuán
- Traditional
- 傳
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 4087 of 2500