zhǐ​kě​yì​huì​bù​kě​yán​chuán

can be understood but not described

Senses

只可意会,不可言传/ 只可意會,不可言傳 zhǐ​kě​yì​huì​bù​kě​yán​chuán can be understood but not described

can only be felt or understood through intuition and experience, but cannot be expressed with words; mysterious and subtle; used to describe profound truths or feelings (from Zhuangzi)

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