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得意忘言
dé​yì​wàng​yán

beyond words

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

得意忘言 dé​yì​wàng​yán beyond words

Once the meaning is grasped, words are forgotten; used to describe having a perfect mutual understanding or a deep connection where speech is unnecessary.

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synonym 得意忘言/得意忘言 → 心照不宣/心照不宣
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