只可意會，不可言傳

See also: 只可意会，不可言传

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

  (Pinyin): zhǐ kě yìhuì, bù kě yánchuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ

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• 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