只可意會，不可言傳

Chinese
 
only; merely; just
only; merely; just; but
 
can; may; able to
can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)
 to perceive by intuition; to sense not; no
 
can; may; able to
can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)
 to express in words
trad. (只可意會，不可言傳) 只 可 意會 ， 不 可 言傳
simp. (只可意会，不可言传) 只 可 意会 ， 不 可 言传

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐ kě yìhuì, bù kě yánchuán [Phonetic: zhíkěyìhuì,bùkěyánchuán]
      • Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐh kě yìhuèi, bù kě yánchuán
      • Wade–Giles: chih3 kʻo3 i4-hui4, pu4 kʻo3 yen2-chʻuan2
      • Yale: jř kě yì-hwèi-, bù kě yán-chwán
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyy kee yihhuey, bu kee yanchwan
      • Palladius: чжи кэ ихуэй, бу кэ яньчуань (čži kɛ ixuej, bu kɛ janʹčuanʹ)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/

Idiom

只可意會，不可言傳

  1. to be able to be perceived, but not expressed in words
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