得意忘言
dé​yì​wàng​yán

beyond words

  • created reference approved 得意忘言 → 心照不宣 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    得意忘言 dé​yì​wàng​yán

    心照不宣 xīn​zhào​bù​xuān

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 得意忘言 · dé​yì​wàng​yán · beyond words — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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.

    得意 (literal) → 得意 · dé​yì · proud of oneself 忘言 (literal) → 忘言 · wàng​yán · to grasp the meaning without words

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

    created sense