大有文章
dà​yǒu​wén​zhāng

more than meets the eye

  • created sense approved 大有文章 · dà​yǒu​wén​zhāng · more than meets the eye — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    大有文章

    dà​yǒu​wén​zhāng

    more than meets the eye

    there's a deeper meaning or more to the story than is apparent; indicates that a situation involves hidden motives, secrets, or complexity that requires careful thought

    大有 (literal) → 大有 · dà​yǒu · to have a great deal of 文章 (literal) → 文章 · wén​zhāng · hidden meaning

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense