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只可意会,不可言传

zhǐ huì , yán chuán can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); mysterious and subtle
zhī variant of
zhǐ only; merely; just
zhǐ variant of
zhī grain that has begun to ripen
zhǐ variant of
zhī classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
  (prefix) can; may; able to; -able / to approve; to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very / but; however
  used in 可汗
   Italy; Italian (abbr. for 意大利)
   idea / meaning / thought / to think / wish / desire / intention / to expect / to anticipate
   huì to sense / to grasp intuitively
    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])
    kuài (bound form) to reckon accounts
      no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
      cannot; should not; must not
       (prefix) can; may; able to; -able / to approve; to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very / but; however
       used in 可汗
       yán it may be said
        yán words / speech / to say / to talk
        yán chuán to convey in words
         chuán to pass on / to spread / to transmit / to infect / to transfer / to circulate / to conduct (electricity)
         zhuàn biography / historical narrative / commentaries / relay station
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