| 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 庄子); mysterious and subtle |
| 只 |
zhī |
variant of 只 |
| 只 |
zhǐ |
only; merely; just |
| 只 |
zhǐ |
variant of 只 |
| 只 |
zhī |
grain that has begun to ripen |
| 只 |
zhǐ |
variant of 只 |
| 只 |
zhī |
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc |
| 可 |
kě |
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able / to approve; to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very / but; however |
| 可 |
kè |
used in 可汗 |
| 意 |
yì |
(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense / (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind / (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利) |
| 意会 |
yì huì |
to sense / to grasp intuitively |
| 会 |
huì |
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]) |
| 会 |
kuài |
(bound form) to reckon accounts |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不可 |
bù kě |
cannot; should not; must not |
| 可 |
kě |
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able / to approve; to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very / but; however |
| 可 |
kè |
used in 可汗 |
| 可言 |
kě yán |
it may be said |
| 言 |
yán |
words / speech / to say / to talk |
| 言传 |
yán chuán |
to convey in words |
| 传 |
chuán |
to pass on / to spread / to transmit / to infect / to transfer / to circulate / to conduct (electricity) |
| 传 |
zhuàn |
biography / historical narrative / commentaries / relay station |